How to Install and Remove Expansion Cards for your Framework Laptop 16

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Description: This guide shows how to install and remove...

Steps:

1. Close the laptop and flip it over.

2. The next two steps show how to install an Expansion Card.
3. Slide an Expansion Card into an Expansion Card slot.
4. You don't need to unlock the latch to install the Expansion Cards—only when you want to remove them.
5. The Expansion Cards should click into place, and the front edge should be flush with the laptop.

6. If there's a red bar showing under the Expansion Card latch, use your finger to flip the latch and lock the row of Expansion Cards above it.
7. Locking the Expansion Card slots helps keep the cards in place when you unplug cables from them.

8. The next two steps show how to remove an Expansion Card.
9. Use your finger to flip the Expansion Card latch into the unlocked position.
10. The latch displays a red bar when it's unlocked.

11. Grip the lip of the Expansion Card with your fingers.
12. Pull the Expansion Card out of its slot and remove it.
13. This might take some initial force. If you're having trouble, make sure the locking tab is properly unlocked.