W520 and Intel 520 SSD replacement from external enclosure?

[jmegas]

ThorsHammer, sorry if I slighted you.  I looked through the postings and I may have been confused about the order.

I'd really appreciate that link to the screws.  I went to a local computer store and they couldn't find anything like that.  Intel should make them available.  Lots of people are going to need them.

[ThorsHammer]

Unfortunately I don't see a bookmark. The discussion is either in this site or notebookreview.com.  I look for it later this evening if you can't find it.

There is a direct link to a site and the correct screws.

[jmegas]

Please send it if you can find it.  I like the idea of a direct link.  I spent about half an hour looking into this and I came up with this:

"9.5mm/7mm drives require M2 3mm screws with an OEM head of less than 3.5mm wide to convert to 7mm height."

I could order screws like that, but I don't quite understand *exactly* which ones are correct.  I found a posting on the Intel site about them but it doesn't have a link as to where to buy them and *exactly* which model screws to get.

I hope this helps to jog your memory.  You have been *extremely* helpful already.

[ThorsHammer]

Sorry for the delays today.  I was out running errands most of the day and evening.

http://www.laptopscrews.com/M2x3.htm

M2x3mm OEM Wafer Head

LaptopMachine Screw

Average Overall Length: 3.52mm

Average Head Width: 2.90mm

Average Head Thickness: 0.62

Thread Pitch: 0.40

Drive: Phillips

Item #10004

This is according to a member at notebookreviews.com.  See http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/647535-intel-520-heads-up.html#post8336178

I have not confirmed this with an order.  Looks like you can buy 15 screws for $2.25 USD.

[jmegas · Accepted solution]

You're *wonderful!!* 

Thank you very much!

You have solved all my problems for this second.  <g>

Update to reply:  I ordered these screws from laptopscrews.com and they arrived promptly and fit perfectly.