HP nc8230 screw size
M2 / M2.5 / M3 · 2 to 13 mm long
If you are replacing a screw on HP nc8230, the thread is M2, M2.5 and M3 in lengths from 2 to 13 mm.
There are 27 separate fitment records for it, including coin-cell battery (qty 4, captive, Phillips) (M2), unspecified (qty 4, silver, Phillips) (M2) and wireless card (qty 8, captive, Torx T8) (M2), plus 24 more in the table below.
Head and drive, as the sources state them: shoulder screw head and Phillips and Torx T8 drives.
27 of the 27 records are marked confirmed, drawn from 1 source (h10032.www1.hp.com).
M2 means a 2 mm nominal diameter with a 0.4 mm thread pitch. Imperial look-alike: #2-56 UNC (2.18 mm) is close but not interchangeable.
HP nc8230 screw specifications
One row per fitment record. Head, drive are shown only where the source states them; pitch is the ISO coarse pitch for the thread.
| Thread | Length | Pitch | Head | Drive | Where it goes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2 | 10 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Coin-cell battery (qty 4, captive, Phillips)captive | Confirmed |
| M2 | 10 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Unspecified (qty 4, silver, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 10 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Wireless card (qty 8, captive, Torx T8)captive | Confirmed |
| M2 | 2 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Display (qty 2, black, Phillips)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 2 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Keyboard (qty 3, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 2 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Unspecified (qty 3, black, Phillips)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | I/O board (qty 2, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Coin-cell battery (qty 4, Torx T8) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Hard drive (qty 2, black, Phillips)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Memory (qty 1, black, Phillips)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Palm rest (qty 5, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | System board (qty 2, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Unspecified (qty 4, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Wireless card (qty 8, Torx T8) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 6 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | I/O board (qty 7, Torx T8) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 6 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | System board (qty 7, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 6 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Unspecified (qty 1, silver, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 6 mm | 0.4 mm | Shoulder screw | Torx T8 | Wireless card (qty 8, shoulder, Torx T8) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 8 mm | 0.4 mm | Shoulder screw | Phillips | Heat sink (qty 4, shoulder, silver, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 9.5 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Display (qty 4, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 9.5 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Keyboard (qty 2, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 9.5 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Palm rest (qty 11, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 9.5 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Touchpad (qty 1, black, Torx T8)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 9.5 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Wireless card (qty 8, captive, Torx T8)captive | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 13 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Hard drive (qty 1, captive, black, Phillips)black finish, captive | Confirmed |
| M3 | 4 mm | 0.5 mm | not stated | Phillips | Hard drive (qty 2, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M3 | 5 mm | 0.5 mm | not stated | Phillips | Hard drive (qty 2, silver, Phillips) | Confirmed |
Fitment records and sources
Coin-cell battery (qty 4, captive, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Unspecified (qty 4, silver, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Wireless card (qty 8, captive, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Display (qty 2, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Keyboard (qty 3, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Unspecified (qty 3, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
I/O board (qty 2, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Coin-cell battery (qty 4, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Hard drive (qty 2, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Memory (qty 1, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Palm rest (qty 5, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
System board (qty 2, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Unspecified (qty 4, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Wireless card (qty 8, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
I/O board (qty 7, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
System board (qty 7, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Unspecified (qty 1, silver, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Wireless card (qty 8, shoulder, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Heat sink (qty 4, shoulder, silver, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Display (qty 4, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Keyboard (qty 2, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Palm rest (qty 11, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Touchpad (qty 1, black, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Wireless card (qty 8, captive, Torx T8)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Hard drive (qty 1, captive, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Hard drive (qty 2, Phillips)
pitch 0.5 mm · tap 2.5 mm · clearance 3.4 mm · PH1 / Torx T10
Hard drive (qty 2, silver, Phillips)
pitch 0.5 mm · tap 2.5 mm · clearance 3.4 mm · PH1 / Torx T10
How to check the screw before you buy
- Laptop covers and brackets often mix two or three lengths of the same thread, so lay the screws out in the order they came out (a magnetic mat or a sheet of paper with the hole pattern drawn on it works).
- Diameter: across the threads an M2 screw measures about 2 mm with calipers (usually a hair under). This device also uses M2.5 / M3, so measure each screw rather than assuming they match.
- Pitch: 0.4 mm from one thread crest to the next (25 crests per centimetre). A thread pitch gauge or the pitch-gauge tool settles it in seconds.
- Length: for shoulder screw screws, measure from under the head to the tip (countersunk heads are the exception: they are measured overall).
- The records span 2–13 mm, which means different positions take different lengths — match each hole to its own screw.
- Driver: the source names a Phillips drive. For comparison, standard M2 heads take PH0 (Phillips) or T6 (Torx), or a 1.5 mm hex key.
- Tightening: no device-specific torque is published in these records. The site's general figure for M2 is about 25-40 N·cm into metal threads and 12-20 N·cm into plastic bosses; snug it up and stop.
Common mix-ups with M2 / M2.5 / M3
- M.2 SSD mounting screws (M2 x 3mm) are frequently mislabeled generically as 'M.2 screws' which can be confused with the M2 metric thread designation — they do coincide numerically here but are conceptually distinct (M.2 = card format, M2 = thread size).
- M2.5 and M3 look the same to the naked eye — you need calipers on the shank to tell them apart.
- 3.5in desktop and enterprise hard drives are 6-32 UNC imperial, not M3 - only the 2.5in form factor is metric.
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Questions about HP nc8230 screws
- What size screw does HP nc8230 use?
- M2 × 10 mm for coin-cell battery (qty 4, captive, Phillips); M2 × 10 mm for unspecified (qty 4, silver, Phillips); M2 × 10 mm for wireless card (qty 8, captive, Torx T8); M2 × 2 mm for display (qty 2, black, Phillips); M2 × 2 mm for keyboard (qty 3, Phillips); M2 × 2 mm for unspecified (qty 3, black, Phillips); M2 × 4 mm for I/O board (qty 2, black, Torx T8); M2 × 4 mm for coin-cell battery (qty 4, Torx T8); M2 × 4 mm for hard drive (qty 2, black, Phillips); M2 × 4 mm for memory (qty 1, black, Phillips); M2 × 4 mm for palm rest (qty 5, black, Torx T8); M2 × 4 mm for system board (qty 2, black, Torx T8); M2 × 4 mm for unspecified (qty 4, black, Torx T8); M2 × 4 mm for wireless card (qty 8, To.
- How long are the screws in HP nc8230?
- The records range from 2 to 13 mm depending on the position, so match each screw to its own hole.
- What is the thread pitch of an M2 screw?
- 0.4 mm (coarse), which is the standard pitch for M2 machine screws; a 0.25 mm fine pitch exists but is uncommon. The tap drill is 1.6 mm and the normal clearance hole is 2.4 mm.
- What screwdriver do I need for HP nc8230?
- The source lists a Phillips and Torx T8 drive. Standard M2 heads otherwise take PH0 (Phillips) or T6 (Torx), or a 1.5 mm hex key.
- Can I use an imperial screw instead of M2?
- No. Imperial look-alike: #2-56 UNC (2.18 mm) is close but not interchangeable. Use a true M2 screw so it does not cross-thread or strip the hole.
- Where can I buy replacement screws for HP nc8230?
- TechSpareWarehouse (our own store) lists M2 x 2mm, M2 x 4mm and M2 x 6mm, which match lengths in the records above.



