Framework Laptop 13 Pro Mainboard Installation

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 Display 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 the Wi-Fi module.

Use the flat end of your Framework Screwdriver to press the two Antenna Cables into their 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 Speakers Cable connector straight into its socket.