Framework Laptop 13 Mainboard Replacement

Unplug all cables and fully shut down your laptop from the OS.

While pressing down the release button, grip the lip of the Expansion Card and pull it out of its slot to release it.

Slide the Expansion Card out of its slot and remove it.

Remove the remaining Expansion Cards.

Use your Framework Screwdriver to loosen the five captive T5 Torx screws securing the Input Cover.

Open the laptop.

Use your fingers to lift the Input Cover up and release it from its magnets.

Flip the top of the Input Cover so the keyboard is facing down.

Rest the Input Cover over the Battery, making sure the Touchpad Cable isn't being strained.

Insert your finger into the Touchpad Cable press connector loop.

Lift up to disconnect the Touchpad Cable from the Mainboard.

Remove the Input Cover.

Use your fingers to grip the edges of the Battery connector and slide it straight out of its socket to disconnect the Battery.

While holding up the black flap covering the left memory module, push the two metal arms on each side of the module outward until they disengage and the module pops up at a shallow angle.

Slide the memory module out of its socket and remove it.

Repeat the previous step for the right module.

Use your Framework Screwdriver to remove the 3.0 mm‑long T5 Torx screw securing the SSD.

Grip the end of the SSD with the screw hole and slide it out of its socket.

Remove the SSD.

Use your fingers to grip the edges of the speaker cable connector.

Pull the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Use the flat end of your Framework Screwdriver, or a clean fingernail, to lift up the locking tab on the Audio Board ZIF connector on the Mainboard.

Use your fingers to lightly grip the Audio Board cable and slide it straight out of its socket.

Grip the eDP Cable connector by its pull tab and lift up to disconnect it.

Repeat the previous step for the Webcam Cable connector.

Use the flat end of the Framework Screwdriver to lift the two antenna cables out of their rubber clips on the Mainboard.

Use your Framework Screwdriver to loosen the captive T5 Torx screw securing Wi-Fi module.

Grip the end of the Wi-Fi module with the screw hole and slide it out of its socket.

Position the Wi-Fi module to the right of the laptop to keep it out of the way of the Mainboard.

Use your Framework Screwdriver to remove the five 1.5 mm‑long T5 Torx screws securing the Mainboard.

Use your fingers to lift the bottom edge of the Mainboard enough to grip its edges.

Lift the Mainboard off its alignment pegs and remove it.

Congratulations on completing disassembly! The remaining steps will show how to reassemble your Framework Laptop.

Grab the Mainboard by its edges and place it into the laptop and onto its alignment pegs.

Use your Framework Screwdriver to install the five 1.5 mm‑long T5 Torx screws securing the Mainboard.

Press the Webcam Cable connector straight down into its socket to connect it.

Repeat the previous step for the eDP Cable.

Align the Wi-Fi module's gold contacts and notch with the socket on the Mainboard.

Insert the Wi-Fi module into the socket at a shallow angle. The gold contacts should mostly be covered by the socket.

Hold the Wi-Fi module down with your finger.

Position the black antenna cable connector over the left Wi-Fi module's coaxial socket.

Use your finger to press the connector into place. You should feel a faint click, and the cable will stay attached to the socket by itself.

Repeat the procedure with the white antenna cable.

Use your Framework Screwdriver to tighten the captive T5 Torx screw securing Wi-Fi module.

Use the flat end of your Framework Screwdriver to press the two antenna cables into their rubber clips on the Mainboard.

Slide the Audio Board cable straight into its socket.

Use the flat end of your Framework Screwdriver, or a clean fingernail, to press down the locking tab on the Audio Board ZIF connector.

Slide the speaker connector straight into its socket.

Insert the SSD into the socket at a shallow angle. The gold contacts should mostly be covered by the socket.

While holding the SSD flat to the Mainboard, use your Framework Screwdriver to install the 3.0 mm‑long T5 Torx screw securing the SSD.

While holding up the black flap covering the left memory module, orient the module with its label facing down and align the gold contacts with the left socket.

Insert the contact edge into the socket at a shallow angle. The gold contacts should mostly be covered by the socket.

Press the edges of the module down until the side clips lock it in place.

Repeat the previous step for the right socket, except orient the module so its label is facing upward.

Before continuing, check the pins on the battery socket and make sure they aren't bent.

Use your fingers to align the battery connector with its socket and slide it straight in to reconnect the battery.

Before continuing, check the Touchpad Cable's ZIF connector located on the back of the Touchpad:

Make sure the white line on the cable is parallel to and adjacent with the socket.

If the cable isn't inserted far enough, use the flat end of the Framework Screwdriver to flip up the black latch, reposition the cable, and lock the latch.

Position the Input Cover, keyboard down, on top of the laptop so it just covers the battery.

Insert your finger into the Touchpad Cable press connector loop.

Align the press connector over its socket and press down with your finger.

Flip the Input Cover over the laptop and align the bottom edges.

Lay the Input Cover over the laptop and let the magnets snap it into place.

Use your Framework Screwdriver to tighten the five captive T5 Torx screws securing the Input Cover.

Slide an Expansion Card into an Expansion Card slot.

Repeat for the remaining Expansion Cards.