Reset forgotten BIOS password

then again I find this guidue, which speaks about RTC and cmos battery etc

but I wonder if this applies for the AMD framework 13 laptop as well? can anyone really point out to the full guide of the amd mainboard for framework 13 laptop with all its details and aspecs and/or add the newer framework inventory and parts and components to all the guides where the informations fits and is applicable to? would be great and useful to everybody. thanks.


sigh then digging even deeper I find this article:

this article also lists the type of cell battery to make use of:

Ryzen™** 7040 Series:** Rechargeable 3V Lithium manganese dioxide battery with a Molex 51021-86022 compatible 2-pin connector.

that the AMD framework 13 ships without a rtc cmos battery in place for environmental reasons etc so yet another new info.

guess I only need to disconnect the actual main laptop battery then to flush the cmos storage.


another update on this matter but NO success :frowning:

reporting back, I have disassembled (opened) the framework 13 laptop AMD edition, and disconnected the main battery with that broad white connector. for a minute or so. putting back battery connector and reassembling the framework 13 laptop AMD edition, starts the RAM training and the bios/uefi main selection screen shows a default date and time reset to 2023/01/01 and 00:00 seconds counting up but the bios password itself is still present. i can not enter the bios/uefi this way.

what now? please anyone? i had thought this was the procedure to reset this laptop completely? thanks.

p.s. even more updates ;( if one reads the actual article about full mainboard reset, there is the hint that one need to plug in the AC power with the coin cell and the main laptop battery being disconnected and then the LEDs on left and right side of the laptops indicating the actual mainboard reset with a red blinking light. I obviously missed this very step. now did all these things again, and thie framework 13 laptop AMD edition blinks blue-red (not only red as given in the article). will wait some more now and then see if my bios password becomes deleted. thanks and sorry for the fuss.

pps. too bad still no luck, yet another powerup and the pre-bios screen when trying to enter the setup, asks still for the “current password”.

I am kind of frustrated and out of ideas now :frowning: any helpers? thanks.

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