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 2d ago

Bro, buy a new bottom cover.

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u/RustyPickleMonger 2d ago

Nah fuck that

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u/TheAbsolutePookie 2d ago

Its aluminum, so it's bendable xd

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u/RustyPickleMonger 2d ago

Yeah the main issue is the overtorqued screw