Resurrecting old laptops with a Framework motherboard

[mxxivcz]

Two interesting projects:

Input connector shim - for power switch, USB 2.0 and LEDs

Heyo! I’ve developed and now tested this nifty board that lets you attach an external power button to a Framework mobo, as well as exposes a USB 2.0 port and backlight/fingerprint/capslock LED connections. I sell these, and you can also order the PCBs and assemble one yourself, just needs a kapton tape fix before reflow. Hope this can help! [D7BFA156-0786-49CA-AE1B-EEFE79135F24] [1500E395-1594-4D37-B2AD-B7555576A9B7]

HDMI controller board for display panel

I guess so too, however, one would need to disconnect the powerlines from the module, because otherwise both the Framework eDP and the USB module will start backfeeding power e.g. for display backlight into each other, which won’t be a good thing. And also, as you said, one would need to carefully check the pinout to make sure nothing goes wrong. I guess the best solution would be to take your documentation of the Framework eDP connector and manufacture a small board with the Framework IPEX c…