Hi guys, I have been rocking an eGPU on my MBP 2019 forever. When I got my Framework back in December, I did the same as I did before. Though It was wonky, it would eventually work. I use to use the top left port for connecting to the eGPU but started having trouble after about a month.
Check my post over here about all the things that have happened (New motherboard, images, video). Maybe check your motherboard on the side you use it the most and see if you are seeing the same thing. After using a different port no problems.
I have never duel charged my laptop, (AC + eGPU) but it is an interesting idea. I’ll try that next week. @ethanosullivan if you are worried about your power get a kilowatt meter and check the voltage and frequency. Or even get a UPS, they will also give you real time info on the power.
Oh and here is my wave magic chicken bit that makes it work for me. (Test on Windows 10 and 11)
- Don’t plug in the eGPU till you get logged in. I have had mine just hang either booting windows or during post. (I need to check the lights on the side. I keep forgetting about them.)
- Wait till everything is done loading.
- Plug in the cable. (These TB3 cables are fragile AF, I got a new cable after the one chip came off, but it did not seem to be the problem. When I had my MBP the OG cable was the cause of all problems I had with it.)
- Profit? Oh, I have seen that after plugging it in for some reason the laptop would see it but have it disabled in the device manager.
- Bonus! Search your computer for “Thunderbolt Control Center”, or install it from the Microsoft store. It will show you the connect Thunderbolt devices.