NVMe standoff screw needed or not?

[rgrocott]

Hi all,

I fitted a new NVMe drive in my PC today, but realised after fitting it that I forgot to use the standoff screw to secure it to the standoff before replacing the mobo's heatsink cover.

Is that likely to be a problem? It's a WD Blue SN550 2TB, and the mobo is an MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk. It's in the M2_1 slot between the GPU and CPU.

I'm guessing that with the in-built heatsink of the mobo pressing against it, it should be pretty snug anyway, but do you think I should open it back up and screw it in properly? It's working fine after installation, but if it could cause problems then I guess it's better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks in advance for any advice

 

[mickyflinn]

I'm sure it will be fine but you need to remember when taking out the m2 drive it will be stuck to be heatsink so don't lift the heatsink straight up, slide it to the left.

 

[rgrocott]

Ah, thanks for the warning! I think the chances of me remembering that are pretty slim, I'd best take it out and secure it properly

 

[Gunslinger]

it should be fine, however, as mentioned the heatsink may be stuck to it later, plus, the screw is designed to not only pin it down, but also to ensure the drive is slotted squarely into the socket.