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Just another random suggestion which could be astray... Is the port issue you're having with the 1TB expansion card, or is the SSD issue which you describe a separate issue, i.e. with the internal SSD?

If you're having an issue with the 1TB expansion card disconnecting, it could be this: https://guides.frame.work/Guide/1TB+Expansion+Card+Throttlin...

As one extra piece of anecdata, I haven't had any issues with the ports either, though I have had the expansion card issue.

Just in case anyone is wondering about their support, Frame.work were very good about offering to fix the expansion card issue, and my fan-scraping-noise issue, both for no cost. Unfortunately I am in a country they don't sell to yet so they can't help me yet. They did say that if they later expand to offer sales here, they would still offer a fix, even though outside of the warranty period.