FW 13 11th Gen Windows 11 (but willing to switch to something else if needed) I got an 11th Gen motherboard in a mystery box and it seems to work fairly well. However, it’s got an ancient BIOS version installed - 3.02. I ordered a 61Wh battery and some other components to build out a functional ma…

There is a section on the BIOS update article of the 11th gen here: Framework Laptop BIOS and Driver Releases (11th Gen Intel® Core™) Please note that this software is for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Framework Laptops ONLY! For 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Framework Laptops,... …

Whoops… replied to wrong person. Meant to reply to Lookatableflip. Thanks! I’d read that part and this line gave me caution: This release supports standalone updates without a battery attached only when updating using the EFI shell method only But it seems like the EFI shell is only available i…

Thanks. I’ll give it a go when the box arrives!

11th Gen Intel BIOS 3.02 and 61Wh battery

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Charlie_6 October 9, 2025, 3:07pm 3

61Wh absolutely works with older BIOS however in order to get the most of it update to the latest BIOS to have battery extender function. So you can update your BIOS when using the 61Wh battery

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11th Gen Intel BIOS 3.02 and 61Wh battery

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