On my FW13 using an August 2024 touchpad replacement kit, the cable wasn’t long enough to slide it in until the white line was almost at the edge, and indeed some of the connectors were still visible. I tried to unstick the cable at the bend but it wasn’t easy enough that I was confident that I could do it without damaging something.
Happily, everything still worked fine after I reassembled it! (In fact, worked better, because my previous touchpad was a bit wonky.)
Important: Pull the Input Cover off carefully as it is still attached to the Mainboard via the Touchpad Cable. You don't need to disconnect this cable to do most repairs. You can just flip the Input Cover over. If you do want to disconnect it though, make sure to disconnect the Mainboard side using the finger loop over the orange label.
While that’s true for most repairs, it’s pretty much essential to disconnect that cable for this repair, so I think the guide should probably amend this boilerplate!
Notably, the small metal tabs protruding from the bracket fit into slots on the Input Cover (where the little black wide-U bits are in the picture, below the tabs themselves).
This step was not necessary (or indeed possible!) on a touchpad replacement kit for the FW13 purchased from the Framework Canada store in August 2024, FWIW. The cable was already adhered to the touchpad.
If you disconnected the Touchpad Cable from the Mainboard during disassembly (which makes this process much much easier), you’ll need to attach it now.
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@ahappykittycat I wish that I had read your comment before I undertook this…
On my FW13 using an August 2024 touchpad replacement kit, the cable wasn’t long enough to slide it in until the white line was almost at the edge, and indeed some of the connectors were still visible. I tried to unstick the cable at the bend but it wasn’t easy enough that I was confident that I could do it without damaging something.
Happily, everything still worked fine after I reassembled it! (In fact, worked better, because my previous touchpad was a bit wonky.)
It would be super nice if the lower-left screw were circled in red as the text indicates!
While that’s true for most repairs, it’s pretty much essential to disconnect that cable for this repair, so I think the guide should probably amend this boilerplate!
Notably, the small metal tabs protruding from the bracket fit into slots on the Input Cover (where the little black wide-U bits are in the picture, below the tabs themselves).
This step was not necessary (or indeed possible!) on a touchpad replacement kit for the FW13 purchased from the Framework Canada store in August 2024, FWIW. The cable was already adhered to the touchpad.
If you disconnected the Touchpad Cable from the Mainboard during disassembly (which makes this process much much easier), you’ll need to attach it now.