Framework Laptop 16" (2025) Expansion Bay (While Open) Removal

ID: 194695

Description: Prereq for removing the expansion bay after...

Steps:

1. Lift the interposer door by its black pull tab and let it rest upright.

2. If you have the Graphics Module installed, your interposer will have four screws. If you have the Expansion Bay Shell installed, you'll have three screws instead.
3. If you have the Graphics Module, use your Framework Screwdriver to loosen the four captive T5 Torx screws securing the interposer.
4. If you have the Expansion Bay Shell, use your Framework Screwdriver to loosen the three captive T5 Torx screws securing the interposer.

5. Lift the interposer by its pull tab and remove it.

6. Use your Framework Screwdriver to loosen the two captive T5 Torx screws securing the module in the Expansion Bay.
7. Close the interposer door before continuing.

8. Close your laptop and flip it over.
9. Slide the Expansion Bay Module out of the laptop and remove it.
10. The module should slide out easily. If you feel any resistance, check if the screws holding it in place are fully loosened.
11. Flip your laptop and reopen it.