- Installed a new WD Black SN850 2 TB.
- Tried to install from USB drive prepared by Rufus. This did not work. No media found.
- Read Windows 10 Installation on the Framework Laptop DIY Edition - Framework Guides It’s a good guide if you’re not using Rufus. My Framework community login did not work for adding a comment to this guide.
- Searched. Decided to start over after disabling secure boot. It was an educated guess, which turned out to be correct.
- Installed Windows 10.
- Installed all Windows 10 updates.
- Changed settings to display only on external monitor.
- Changed power setting to Do Nothing after closing the lid while plugged in.
- Shut lid.
- Came back 3 hours later and it wouldn’t come to life. Clicked keys, clicked mouse, nothing. Case was too hot to handle. Power switch light was blinking.
- Held power switch down until light went off.
- Started machine. Fan kicked in at high speed. Case cooled down and fan went quiet. I’m concerned I may have shortened the life of the unit.
There’s more. Sleep isn’t working properly.
- Remember, device is plugged in and set to not shut down when closing the lid. The lid is kept closed unless circumstances such as not booting force me to open the lid. It’s being used as a desktop replacement.
- When the Windows 10 power option to sleep is selected, unit appears to sleep. External monitor goes black.
- After me being asleep overnight, click mouse and hit keys to bring unit back to life. Nothing. Unit is slightly warm.
- Open lid.
- Hit Escape key.
- Held power button until unit shut off.
- Pressed power button. Unit booted quickly. Of course, the apps had to be restarted and brought back to where they were when sleep was initiated the night before.
I initiated a return request because the 30 days ends today or tomorrow.