turned counter clockwise , RIGHT?

if yes, it is seized.  sorry if yes.

do not remove the STUD ok> do NOT.

do buy a screw

here

a 10cent screw for $3 each, what scam that is, but I buy them in advance so never in panic. dirt cheap.

 are you in the USA, and if yes do you know these are METRIC screws right, it's not a #4-40 yankee imperial screw.

and is missing on the PC new. you know that right and the new memory needs to come with the screw.

of you are sunk.

m2 screw, is 2mm diameter. 3mm long and is METRIC, for sure.

The correct screw size is 2.0 x 3mm (CM2x3-3.3).

missing here, see?  it is hole and if you look close the hole has threads.  and is m2 screw sizes.

metric 2mm, only.

I think they are **bleep** in from behind the motherboard  don't quote me tho. 

There are no dummy screws AND the M2 is usually now held in by a plastic push pin.

If there is a screw its easy to remove via screwdriver.

There is also a thermal pad underneath

M2 Mounting

Thanks for posting.

Interesting info about the pushpin - I just see a metal socket that could have a 2mm thread inside too.

Doesn't seem to be a regular spare part to be bought from Dell. 

Any hint where to get it?

Thx

it is a screw, now that we know it is.

and i posted a link to newegg for the screw.,

in the local hardware store or autoparts , you tell them 2mm metric, thread and they will have eyeballs like slot machines..

dell not putting it in is really sad..... given how hard they are  to find in BRICK stores, in USA>

a top PC shop has them or would go broke fast, ok? 

Bestbuy search fails but they might help in person, walk in ask ?

or  google?

m.2 screw omg hits

I went through that same issue. Finding the 2mm screw isn't something I could find locally, and to order from Amazon or E-bay was way too much $ for a tiny little screw. So I removed the existing standoff. It was threaded (3mm) into the case through the mobo, and it came out easily. I took it to a computer repair shop hoping to find the 2mm screw that it requires. The shop technician brought out a box about the size of my PC case that was filled with screws taken from old computers. No luck finding a the 2mm screw, but I did find a mobo standoff with the same body length as the original and the same external thread (3mm). The female end was also 3mm so finding an appropriate screw was easy. 

To make my long story short, the standard 3mm mobo stand-off with a mating 3mm screw works perfectly to hold the M.2 drive.