just found in the community forum two other people who did exactly what I did, all because you instructed us to press the power button before installing Windows (I think?? I'm still trying to find the how-to guide or point at which I was supposed to do that before turning the computer on)
Why isn't this and the previous step before the step to turn on the computer?? How was I supposed to know I would already need things installed on my own before this setup without you telling me so??
I don't mean that I didn't know I was going to have to install Windows, but you never told me how to actually do the installation onto the computer I'm purchasing.
This is on the other laptop, not the framework laptop, right? If so, why are you mentioning the storage expansion card? Can that expansion piece be used with other computers?!
omg, I'm just now realizing it's a USB/jump drive in and of itself, just with a different insert. So, had I bought the storage expansion card, I could have downloaded the Windows installation and Rufus onto it beforehand and not have had to do all this ahead of time?? How are you not selling that option already??
No, wait, it says I plug the USB into the computer with Windows OS and Rufus already installed and I can't get (as far as I know) to that point of installing programs like Rufus if I can't "boot up" at all.... You need a separate how-to guide for dummies...
Ok, what the !&&* did I do wrong -- The screen I'm seeing isn't in your How-to guide at all. There's nothing directing me, telling me what to do next now that I'm at the "insyde"/framework booting page. I selected "boot manager" as I was prompted to do earlier and inside there are no options... I don't know if this is because I haven't inserted the USB I should apparently have already put together or if I'm missing something.
Ok, I get that your typical customer would know stuff about computers but there's literally no note, warning, or anything on the configuration/shop page to indicate I need any particular level of knowledge in order to participate in the DIY experience. If you guys plan on growing your consumer base, you're going to get more people like me, who don't know anything and assume your guides are good enough for a true beginner, no previous experience required.
You guys need to hire an actual technical writer for these How-To guides before you get more customers like me - people who know nothing about computers but don't want to have to buy a whole new computer every time some part stops working or becomes obsolete. If only to review comments and make edits on the ones confusing multiple people.
Will it stay there when it's clicked into place? I've never done anything remotely like this before so I'm afraid I'm going to break something if I'm too rough with it.
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just found in the community forum two other people who did exactly what I did, all because you instructed us to press the power button before installing Windows (I think?? I'm still trying to find the how-to guide or point at which I was supposed to do that before turning the computer on)
Why isn't this and the previous step before the step to turn on the computer?? How was I supposed to know I would already need things installed on my own before this setup without you telling me so??
I don't mean that I didn't know I was going to have to install Windows, but you never told me how to actually do the installation onto the computer I'm purchasing.
This is on the other laptop, not the framework laptop, right? If so, why are you mentioning the storage expansion card? Can that expansion piece be used with other computers?!
omg, I'm just now realizing it's a USB/jump drive in and of itself, just with a different insert. So, had I bought the storage expansion card, I could have downloaded the Windows installation and Rufus onto it beforehand and not have had to do all this ahead of time?? How are you not selling that option already??
No, wait, it says I plug the USB into the computer with Windows OS and Rufus already installed and I can't get (as far as I know) to that point of installing programs like Rufus if I can't "boot up" at all.... You need a separate how-to guide for dummies...
Ok, what the !&&* did I do wrong -- The screen I'm seeing isn't in your How-to guide at all. There's nothing directing me, telling me what to do next now that I'm at the "insyde"/framework booting page. I selected "boot manager" as I was prompted to do earlier and inside there are no options... I don't know if this is because I haven't inserted the USB I should apparently have already put together or if I'm missing something.
Ok, I get that your typical customer would know stuff about computers but there's literally no note, warning, or anything on the configuration/shop page to indicate I need any particular level of knowledge in order to participate in the DIY experience. If you guys plan on growing your consumer base, you're going to get more people like me, who don't know anything and assume your guides are good enough for a true beginner, no previous experience required.
You guys need to hire an actual technical writer for these How-To guides before you get more customers like me - people who know nothing about computers but don't want to have to buy a whole new computer every time some part stops working or becomes obsolete. If only to review comments and make edits on the ones confusing multiple people.
Will it stay there when it's clicked into place? I've never done anything remotely like this before so I'm afraid I'm going to break something if I'm too rough with it.