HP ProBook 4416s screw size
M2 / M2.5 / M3 · 2 to 11 mm long
Our records put HP ProBook 4416s on M2, M2.5 and M3 screws in lengths from 2 to 11 mm.
There are 27 separate fitment records for it, including palm rest (qty 3, black, Phillips) (M2), fan (qty 3, Phillips) (M2) and hinge (qty 8, Phillips) (M2), plus 24 more in the table below.
Head and drive, as the sources state them: 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 ProBook 4416s 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 | 2 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Palm rest (qty 3, black, Phillips)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 3 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Fan (qty 3, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 3 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Hinge (qty 8, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 3 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Keyboard (qty 2, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 3 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Optical drive (qty 2, silver, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 3 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Unspecified (qty 2, black, Phillips)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Hard drive (qty 2, captive, silver, Phillips)captive | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Palm rest (qty 2, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 4.5 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Palm rest (qty 1, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2 | 6 mm | 0.4 mm | not stated | Phillips | Display bezel (qty 8, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 11 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Hard drive (qty 2, captive, black, Phillips)black finish, captive | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 3 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Keyboard (qty 5, broadhead, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 3 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Palm rest (qty 3, broadhead, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 3 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Speaker (qty 4, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 3 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | System board (qty 2, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 3 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Unspecified (qty 5, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 3 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Wireless card (qty 2, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 4 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Palm rest (qty 2, silver, Torx T8) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 4.5 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Display (qty 4, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 4.5 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Display bezel (qty 2, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 6 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Display (qty 6, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 6 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Display bezel (qty 8, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 6 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Torx T8 | Palm rest (qty 21, silver, Torx T8,Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 7 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Optical drive (qty 1, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 7 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Unspecified (qty 1, black, Phillips)black finish | Confirmed |
| M2.5 | 9 mm | 0.45 mm | not stated | Phillips | Heat sink (qty 7, Phillips) | Confirmed |
| M3 | 4 mm | 0.5 mm | not stated | Phillips | Hard drive (qty 4, silver, Phillips) | Confirmed |
Fitment records and sources
Palm rest (qty 3, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Fan (qty 3, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Hinge (qty 8, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Keyboard (qty 2, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Optical drive (qty 2, silver, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Unspecified (qty 2, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Hard drive (qty 2, captive, silver, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Palm rest (qty 2, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Palm rest (qty 1, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Display bezel (qty 8, Phillips)
pitch 0.4 mm · tap 1.6 mm · clearance 2.4 mm · PH0 / Torx T6
Hard drive (qty 2, captive, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Keyboard (qty 5, broadhead, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Palm rest (qty 3, broadhead, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Speaker (qty 4, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
System board (qty 2, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Unspecified (qty 5, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Wireless card (qty 2, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Palm rest (qty 2, silver, Torx T8)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Display (qty 4, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Display bezel (qty 2, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Display (qty 6, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Display bezel (qty 8, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Palm rest (qty 21, silver, Torx T8,Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Optical drive (qty 1, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Unspecified (qty 1, black, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Heat sink (qty 7, Phillips)
pitch 0.45 mm · tap 2.05 mm · clearance 2.9 mm · PH1 / Torx T8
Hard drive (qty 4, 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
- A screw that is even 1 mm too long in a laptop base can push into the keyboard, battery or a board trace, so match the length position by position.
- 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: measure from under the head to the tip for pan, button, wafer and cap heads; countersunk (flat) heads are measured overall.
- The records span 2–11 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 ProBook 4416s screws
- What size screw does HP ProBook 4416s use?
- M2 × 2 mm for palm rest (qty 3, black, Phillips); M2 × 3 mm for fan (qty 3, Phillips); M2 × 3 mm for hinge (qty 8, Phillips); M2 × 3 mm for keyboard (qty 2, Phillips); M2 × 3 mm for optical drive (qty 2, silver, Phillips); M2 × 3 mm for unspecified (qty 2, black, Phillips); M2 × 4 mm for hard drive (qty 2, captive, silver, Phillips); M2 × 4 mm for palm rest (qty 2, Phillips); M2 × 4.5 mm for palm rest (qty 1, Phillips); M2 × 6 mm for display bezel (qty 8, Phillips); M2.5 × 11 mm for hard drive (qty 2, captive, black, Phillips); M2.5 × 3 mm for keyboard (qty 5, broadhead, Phillips); M2.5 × 3 mm for palm rest (qty 3, broadhead, Phillips); M2.5 × 3 mm for speaker (qty 4, Phillips); M2.5 × 3 mm .
- How long are the screws in HP ProBook 4416s?
- The records range from 2 to 11 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 ProBook 4416s?
- 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 ProBook 4416s?
- TechSpareWarehouse (our own store) lists M2 x 2mm, M2 x 3mm and M2 x 4mm, which match lengths in the records above.



