I’m in the process of buying all the individual parts to the FW16. Can we get a build guide for putting them together? So far I’ve gotten the bottom cover kit as well as the screen. Next week I plan on purchasing the top cover and midplate kits. There are of course replacement guides for certain parts and I can infer a lot from them but it would be helpful to have a dedicated guide for a complete build and what parts are needed. For example, I was confused about the Interposer cover. No where does it say that it’s included with a part but it does show up on a picture with the bottom cover kit.
Of course once I see all the parts in person, it might be simple to assemble but it would be nice to have a guide to follow along with. Make sure I’ve gotten all the correct parts.
I would have thought someone would have put a video up on Youtube by now but I can’t find anything.
Partly for the experience of building the laptop from scratch. But mostly because of my budget. I have tried to save up to purchase the laptop like normal but something always comes up like car repairs or something. Buying the individual parts as i can helps me to afford it. And it doesn’t help that I’m impatient as all get out lol. I could wait until march when I get my refund but I need a new PC sooner rather than later.
Also I used to build PC’s before I became a trucker and Now i’m mostly a laptop guy, so I miss the thrill of building a pc and turning it on for the first time.
And I’ve done the Math. It’s honestly not going to cost much more than if I just bought the DIY out right. The biggest expense will be the shipping of each part and I can limit that by buying more than one part at a time. All the parts and taxes add up to about the same as a complete laptop.
I will have to save up to buy the main board but that’ll be easier to save for than trying to save up for a complete laptop. Other than the main board and gpu the biggest expense is the screen and I can afford to buy that off one paycheck. And so far I’ve bought the screen as well as the bottom cover kit. next week I plan on getting the top cover kit as well as the midplate kit.
I have seen that video and it’s a pretty good tear down. I probably won’t be satisfied until I get my hands on the parts. While I’m currently buying them I won’t actually get to look at them for another couple of months as I’m typically on the road for months at a time.
Mainly what I want to know is should I start with the bottom cover and add the speakers then the battery first and then the main board or add the main board first.
Or should I connect the top and bottom covers together with the hinges first and then start adding the parts?
As I’ve said I can infer a lot from the replacement guides already posted, it would just be nice to have a complete guide. They have a guide for replacing the bottom cover for the FW13, just do one for the FW16. That’s all I really want.
I would add the mainboard and battery etc. to give weight before the fixing the screen to the top cover. Then the screen to top before final assembly of top and chassis and then finally the input panel.
And of course you can be the one to write up the guide that you asked for
Can’t you stick money in a jar (or separate account or envelope or whatever) instead? With electronics it tends to be the longer you wait the better/cheaper stuff you can get so buying half a laptop you can’t use now may not actually be a huge help.
As someone who has done quite a bit of both pc building and laptop repair/building, laptops are certainly a lot more of a pain and less fun to mess around with than pcs.
Unfortunately I’m the type of person who can’t seem to save money. Something always comes up where I need to spend money. That’s why I’m waiting to get the main board and the GPU last. I highly doubt that the other parts are going to become obsolete in just a few months.
That’s why I’ve enjoyed the framework 13. I’ve replaced almost every part on it myself due to the ruff nature of my job. My last laptop was a gaming laptop and over 5 years, the vibration from my truck slowly killed it. I’m still able to use it but I’ve regulated it to a Plex server at home. The ports mostly stopped working and the screen is barely usable.
I really enjoyed tinkering with the 13, and I want have a gaming laptop again. So I’m getting it the best way that works for me. And unfortunately the vibration issues are affecting the 13’s ports so it is time to replace it. I can either replace the main board or I can spend a little more and buy the 16 and have a gaming laptop again.
