I’ve had my Framework Laptop 16 for about a year now, and recently the keyboard and touchpad have stopped working sporadically. I’ve tried repositioning them to see if that helps, and it appears that the connection between the pins and the contacts isn’t solid - if I lightly apply pressure on the trackpad where the pins are, the trackpad becomes detectable, otherwise it goes back to being undetected. I’ve made sure it is installed properly, it lies flush with the spacers. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I would try re-seating the midplate ribbon cable (item 1 when removing the midplate. I would reseat both ends to see if that helps.
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One would normally think “If I press here, it works, so the problem must be here” and that is most likely, but sometimes with bad connections, the problem is actually elsewhere. Pressing in a particular place can just flex everything in the exact right way to effect a connection in a different location.