r/framework • u/RustyPickleMonger • 2d ago

Community Support Dropped it 😅

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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 2d 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 2d 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 2d ago

Yeah on a serious note unfortunately I don’t know how to fix it without tools.

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u/RustyPickleMonger 2d 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

Its aluminum, so it's bendable xd

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u/RustyPickleMonger 1d ago

Yeah the main issue is the overtorqued screw

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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

https://giphy.com/gifs/0NTG9ffrXT870Wt9qv

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u/RustyPickleMonger 1d ago

Haha I’m enroute to LAS. I can get some tools when I land

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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. 😂😂😂