New Dual M.2 Adapter announced & available now

Framework Laptop 16
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~edit~
Official forum announcement thread is up now

My original post below, which might still be helpful for some.

Marketplace link: Dual M.2 Adapter bundle
Options to purchase with an Expansion Bay Shell, Interposer, and / or SSDs of different capacities.

What parts do you need?

You do NOT have a GPU graphics module (click to show)

Dual M.2 Adapter bundle
This link should pre-select what you need.

Namely

  1. The Dual M.2 Adapter PCB drop-in board
  2. A graphics-type full interposer. Labeled “Graphics Module Interposer” in the marketplace.

You would drop in the Dual M.2 Adapter PCB into the plain fan-only Expansion Bay Shell that you should have.

You will also need a screwdriver. So if you lost your Framework one & don’t have another, Framework-screwdriver

You DO have a GPU graphics module (click to show)

If you use the Dual M.2 Adapter bundle link, then you need to change the selections to match what you need.

  1. The Dual M.2 Adapter PCB drop-in board
  2. An “Expansion Bay Shell”. This is a plain fan-only Shell. Different from the GPU graphics module shell.

You should have a graphics-type full interposer. Aka “Graphics Module Interposer” in the marketplace.

You will also need a screwdriver. So if you lost your Framework one & don’t have another, Framework-screwdriver

Framework youtube video announcing the Dual M.Adapter (youtu.be/mXRd0KTKmPU)

Of course this is only for the Framework Laptop 16. There is no place for it in the 13 inch model. Just to be clear.

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Would this fit into the Framework Laptop 16 Graphics Module Cover (empty) so we can add the larger Left and Right fans as well? Looks like this board has the fan connectors already??

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I’m afraid it looks designed for the standard bay. Not the GPU Graphics bay.

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Just want to make super duper sure - does it NOT come with the interposer? The description says one is required - so im assuming it doesn’t.

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From the video and the description, I am pretty sure that’s correct. It would not come with an interposer. And it requires a graphics-type full interposer. The interposer for the fan-only bay is simpler, fewer pins.

If you have a GPU graphics expansion bay, then you could use the interposer you have.

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I do not have the graphics module nor the interposer, so I would have to order one alongside…

Thank you for the quick reply ^^

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That’s a bummer. For people that don’t already have the graphics module, that adds another 32€ to the price tag, which increases the price of the 45€ dual M.2 module by ~70% to 77€.

I must say, 45€ is rather cheap for the expansion module, but not having the correct interposer for it out of the box makes it a bit less cheap.

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This is a very welcome addition. I set up a dual 4TB SSD for mirroring after I learned the hard way when a SSD died (writing data just when the power failed) and now Framework supports my optimal configuration.