SSDs are now available in a wide variety of colors, sizes and shapes. This one contained tons of games that were supposed to transfer from a ROG Ally to the PC, and quickly.
That's why the owner had to resort to an extremely unorthodox method to keep the piece in place. Usually there are extra parts for this, but this time a paper clip did the trick.
"I'm a hacker": Player attaches too short SSD in an ingenious way - receives lots of praise
Reddit user BigDeal716_Flipz wanted them on theTransfer downloaded games to your PC as quickly as possible. Around thetotal bandwidth and transmission speedTo take advantage of this, he wanted to insert the SSD into the M.2 slot instead of using an external USB solution, which was also available to him.
If you already have oneIf you have, you know that after they snap into place they usually stand diagonally upwards and thenshaped by a screwhave to be. This then holds the SSD in place by screwing it into a spacer on the motherboard.
Different lengths and formats sometimes make it not that easy to attach the SSD to the PC.
Like in this case:The spacer was missing hereand that's why the Reddit user had to come up with something. Which apparently wasn't a problem at all and was solved with the help of a paper clip. The author of the post is happy and jokes that he is a real hacker:
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For those ratherunusual but extremely practical solutionBigDeal716_Flipz also receives a lot of praise. He even filed down the paper clip a little to get rid of any possible coating that could have caused damage.
In the comments there are countless jokes and questions about why. The Reddit user explains, heI just didn't want to wait that longuntil he ordered and received an official spacer.
He also preferred attaching the SSD this way rather than simply attaching itjust plug it in and not press it down– which would certainly be possible for a short time.
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The biggest danger with this special paper clip deviceAccording to countless comments, it could be a temporary solution that works too well. They should never be too good, otherwise they would become a permanent solution and not particularly nice to look at.
Fortunately, there is no danger here because the SSD will be removed after the transfer and will probably simply go back into the ROG Ally.
How do you like the paperclip hack? Have you ever used or seen something similar?
