I was installing my upgraded display kit and noticed that there were two small screw heads clinging to the magnets on the lower bezel area. Upon closer inspection, it seems these screws have been sheared off by the hinge. The hinges were replaced ~2 years ago with the heavier hinges, and the laptop has been used daily since then. Is this fine? It feels OK, but I am worried that increased load could rip out the other screws. Has anyone else had this problem? I would like to avoid the MSI™ authentic experience if possible.
My thought as well. You’re better off with lesser load per screw. Wonder how you can get the rest of the screw out though.
I guess I’m not the only one, same thing happened here.
Just upgraded my display a couple days ago but heard some rattling inside D:
Turns out it was these two screws that broke off.
Wondering if I should get a hinge replacement
I ran into a similar problem on my 12th gen Intel. The lid on my Framework 13 became very floppy and while replacing the OG hinge on the left of the laptop I found that it was leaking grease. After removing the hinge the 3rd screw closest to the middle of the laptop had it’s screw head snapped off. The hinge replacement went fine but it’s obviously not easy to replace the screw in the lid without figuring some way to remove the broken screw.