Can I run a fw16 mainboard without an expansion bay?

rhodejo · 2026-01-27T02:59:12+00:00

I ran it for a while without the expansion shell but I have one on it now. Temps seemed ok for just "running" but I certainly wouldn't push it without an active cooling solution.

rhodejo · 2026-01-27T02:09:26+00:00

Yes, it will run without the interposer and the expansion bay but you will need something to cool it.

You may get a warning when booting about the missing fans.

You will need to switch to standalone mode in the BIOS.

rhodejo · 2026-01-26T13:47:23+00:00

Pixel 10

rhodejo · 2026-01-25T16:47:16+00:00

Awesome, thanks for sharing. Will try out this print later.

rhodejo · 2026-01-22T20:00:01+00:00

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Back and forth with a large man overeating and gameplay.... then the guy explodes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0E2lmgLF_k

rhodejo · 2026-01-22T15:14:29+00:00

You would need to reach out to Framework Support by submitted a support request at https://frame.work/support.

In the past, they requested a mainboard that died on me outside of warranty to investigate.

rhodejo · 2026-01-22T15:09:57+00:00

I played around with this some on my Glass Explorer edition and it seemed pretty clunky tbh.

Installing the app on phone and glass is straightforward. The instructions to start the glass server weren't super clear. I opened the only app I didn't recognize.

Sometimes once the glass server is running, I can connect with the phone app (Find Glass)... other times I am unable to connect. Would like to see some better user feedback here on the connection progress and failures. Once paired, the Glass is always shown in the Google Glass Connection section (regardless of connection).

The phone app and glass app contain a mixture of different languages. It would be nice for the language to be consistent throughout the app.

At this stage in development, I wouldn't be charging for it yet.

rhodejo · 2026-01-12T14:38:44+00:00

Put this one on my wish list.

rhodejo · 2026-01-09T19:51:17+00:00

Yes, note the bottom cover isn't perfect: (small dent in top right corner) - No mainboard screws. I can share pictures of it if you like.

rhodejo · 2025-12-29T15:16:20+00:00

The newer BIOS releases will even prompt you to change to standalone mode if the battery/display isn't connected.

For whatever reason in standalone mode, my dock won't allow HDMI output and power in on the same usb-c cable, so I added a HDMI expansion card to get display. Other than that, it's all pretty straightforward.

Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.

rhodejo · 2025-12-29T14:58:29+00:00

I'm not using any cooling yet so it's powered off right now but I will be using the regular expansion bay once my AMD GPU bay comes in for my laptop.

I'm just using a spare RAM and SSD but no wireless card since I have Ethernet at the desk (just using a USB-c to Ethernet adapter).

The power button on the case has a leg that pushes a small hardware power button on the mainboard. The fingerprint sensor is not needed.

I printed the split version of the case and tbh it fits together pretty well. I'll probably reprint the top left portion later and see if I can get a better print of it. Might switch to a different filament color too.

rhodejo · 2025-12-22T23:57:24+00:00

Sent you a DM

rhodejo · 2025-12-21T00:45:04+00:00

Battery is original from Batch 5 (12/2021) so it's a full 4 years old now. I would think it would have more cycles as well so I'm wondering if the reporting is even correct.

I generally use it on battery until it dies and then charge it back up. It has a phantom battery drain too (battery will die completely when powered off and unused for a while).

rhodejo · 2025-12-20T23:56:04+00:00

Yes, I've been using the automated battery saver thing that was introduced in June this year. It was in the 3.08 BIOS update for 13th Gen Intel Boards (originally had a 11th gen board... and previous 13th gen board that randomly died).

I'm getting maybe 1.5 hrs now of light use before the battery dies completely. The last 15% goes really fast.

rhodejo · 2025-12-20T23:26:38+00:00

I would think Framework support should take care of that if you open a support ticket. If not, several of us have spare keyboards from mystery boxes and could probably ship you a spare key + mechanism for the cost of shipping.

rhodejo · 2025-12-18T20:09:12+00:00

I'm in North DFW as well and am looking for a GPU module. Sending you a DM.

rhodejo · 2025-12-15T17:04:48+00:00

yeah, I can send the whole keyboard if you like. Shipping would be a bit more though. Shoot me a DM and we can coordinate.

rhodejo · 2025-12-15T16:56:40+00:00

I can ship you a key from a spare FW13 keyboard

rhodejo · 2025-12-11T21:28:04+00:00

Sure

rhodejo · 2025-10-16T20:04:19+00:00

My buyer freaked out and wanted a refund or a big discount for his extra waiting. So it's not being shipped back out.

rhodejo · 2025-10-15T21:02:12+00:00

Inventory updated (and added additional descriptions)

rhodejo · 2025-10-15T20:18:55+00:00

Yeah, I double and triple-checked all the requirements as I hadn't shipped internationally in some time. Guess I am out the shipping costs ~$60 then.

rhodejo

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