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Re:Toshiba Introduces New Tiny NVMe SSD Form Factor by DanBC on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:29PM (#20629245)
They're M2 x 3mm? That's small but not ridiculous.

Place a magnet on the screwdriver blade.

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Re:Toshiba Introduces New Tiny NVMe SSD Form Factor by wtallis on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:46PM (#20629448)
I find it a bit odd how most motherboards seem to use M2 screws, but most of the add-in card M.2 adapters I've dealt with use M3 screws, and the M.2 spec only talks about M3 screws.
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Re:Toshiba Introduces New Tiny NVMe SSD Form Factor by grenoire on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @06:35PM (#20630355)
In the end the size of the screw doesn't matter as long as it fits in the hole. Your M.2 isn't going to just pop out because the screw is half a millimeter smaller in radius!
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Re:Toshiba Introduces New Tiny NVMe SSD Form Factor by undersuit on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @08:58PM (#20631112)
Half a Millimeter is huge! Just finished replacing a part of my truck that required a 5.5mm socket. I had a 5mm, 6mm, 1/4, and 3/16, none of them worked.

The M.2 slot requires downward pressure.

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