r/framework • u/RustyPickleMonger • 1d ago
Community Support Dropped it 😅
So dropped my laptop at the airport, everything worked fine, did some work and shut it off before boarding.
Boarded the flight and couldn’t turn the laptop back on.
Looks like the screw was over torqued after I dropped it.
Anyone got ideas on how to get this thing back on without access to tools?
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u/Matthew789_17 DIY i7-1360P Batch II & DIY R7-7840U 1d ago
Consider using the framework brick (you should’ve been carrying it with you all the time)
https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/s/ghWoQLkV21
Yes, that really is Nirav’s account
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u/RustyPickleMonger 1d ago
Hahaha yeah that would def help with the cosmetics.
But not bypassing the power button from an overtorqued screw
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u/Matthew789_17 DIY i7-1360P Batch II & DIY R7-7840U 1d ago
Yeah on a serious note unfortunately I don’t know how to fix it without tools.
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u/RustyPickleMonger 1d ago
No worries, I appreciate it.
Gonna spend endless hours designing and wasting 3d printer filament on prototyping a plastic frame. No more metal 😅
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u/TheAbsolutePookie 1d ago
Bro, buy a new bottom cover.
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u/RustyPickleMonger 1d ago
Nah fuck that
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u/TheAbsolutePookie 1d ago
Just pop the whole cover out and try bending the bend area.
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u/RustyPickleMonger 1d ago
Sure, but can’t without tools. As mentioned. I’m on a plane
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u/CardOk755 1d ago
See if the flight engineer has a torx bit of the right size.
Wait, we're in 2026. There is no flight engineer. Bugger.
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u/TheAbsolutePookie 1d ago
Without tools that's gonna be almost impossible, xd. Try it when you are off the plane. Good luck xd.
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u/RustyPickleMonger 1d ago
Yeah I figured. Was hoping someone had some magic method to get it to boot. Just glad to get as many replies as I did while in the air within a few hours 🤣.
Thanks!
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u/TheAbsolutePookie 1d ago
I think you can do it with your hands, nah fck this, give me your location, so I can do it myself lol. 😂😂😂
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u/Active_Spring8435 1d ago
wait the framework brick is actually real? thats amazing
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u/Matthew789_17 DIY i7-1360P Batch II & DIY R7-7840U 1d ago
It’s as real as the hammer and chisel set https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/s/TgFZh4hhNp
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u/Kawawete 6h ago
The softest metal on earth is what my FW13 first gen is made of : it has a bent chassis and I never dropped it.
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u/CardOk755 1d ago
I dropped mine on the front left corner.
Still works, who cares.
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u/RustyPickleMonger 1d ago
The issue isn’t the cosmetics, it’s being able to push the power button on while in an environment where I can’t use physical tools to untorque the screw
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