# Bricked Framework AMD 13

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/bricked-framework-amd-13/49863>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Created:** [April 27, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/bricked-framework-amd-13/49863 "2024-04-27T13:19:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![upbqdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@upbqdn](https://community.frame.work/u/upbqdn)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/bricked-framework-amd-13/49863/1 "2024-04-27T13:19:15Z")

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I have a fresh FW AMD 13, and I upgraded the BIOS from 3.03 to 3.0.5 via LVFS on Arch. fwupdmgr offered a restart, after which I got a “Framework” screen with a progress bar, saying it’s upgrading the BIOS. The fan started spinning at 100% after about a minute, and I got a graphical glitch on the screen after about 15 minutes. I tried powering it off after about half an hour, but the laptop wasn’t responding to anything. After about an hour, I just unplugged the power, and I noticed the fan stopped spinning. The glitch was still there, and I let it die without power overnight.

When I tried powering it on in the morning, the screen woulnd’t come on, and the side LEDs went through the blinking cycle, as described here: [My Framework Laptop (Intel 11th Gen Intel® Core™) is not powering on](https://knowledgebase.frame.work/my-laptop-is-not-powering-on-ryQLXvQkt). I got all the 12 checks green, and then, after the orange blink, I got 10101000, which should be 0xA8 = SMM\_ACPI\_DISABLE\_START // OS call ACPI disable function from here: [Framework Laptop port80 codes · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/kiram9/3a5415a015e7e70a4a8c2f9f3f4e623d). I guess nobody knows what that means. The only difference from the state with the glitch on the screen is that now I can turn it off by holding the power button.

When I power it on, the screen won’t come on, the fan keeps spinning between ~50% and 100%, regardless of the power cable being plugged in, the LEDs do their blinking, and that’s it.

I tried resetting the mainboard as described here: [Fully Resetting the Mainboard State - Framework Guides](https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Fully+Resetting+the+Mainboard+State/113) but no change. I also took out the SSD, and I tried taking out each memory stick.

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**Author:** ![tom\_chiverton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@tom\_chiverton](https://community.frame.work/u/tom_chiverton)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/bricked-framework-amd-13/49863/2 "2024-04-27T14:51:10Z")

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Have you emailed support ?

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**Author:** ![upbqdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@upbqdn](https://community.frame.work/u/upbqdn)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/bricked-framework-amd-13/49863/3 "2024-04-27T15:02:05Z")

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I have.

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**Author:** ![tom\_chiverton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@tom\_chiverton](https://community.frame.work/u/tom_chiverton)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/bricked-framework-amd-13/49863/4 "2024-04-27T15:39:13Z")

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I think that’s your best bet if the updater has badly broken the BIOS. Sounds like you’ve tried all the obvious steps already.