What tool to remove mounting screws from Samsung EVO 860 SSD?
I’ve got a Samsung EVO 860 SSD with what looks like two mounting screws on one side of the thin edge of the drive. Because of them, it won’t fit into the USB drive case, so I need to remove them.
I’ve got a tool set with 57 different bits, but none works on this screw, and I’m not even sure which bit I would need because the screw isn’t identified.
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I assume you're talking about the 2.5" version of this drive. If you pulled it out of a laptop it might have the laptop's mounting screws still attached, which would stick out of the side of the drive. But these are normally standard Phillips screws, so I'm not sure why they wouldn't fit common screwdrivers, unless they're stripped or something. Could you add a photo?
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Sorry, I don’t have any way to provide a photo. But this drive was not pulled from any device; it was purchased new, and the screws were on the drive when I opened the package.
They are not Phillips screws; they look like small Hex screws from the outside, but none of my Hex bits fit, so it’s either smaller than what I have or a it’s a different type of screw. I’ve read that they should be M3 2.mm or 5mm screws, but the opening of them is so small that you can’t tell for sure by looking at the inside of the screw.
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