Hello, I turned on my Framework 13 (Intel 13th gen) after not using it for a couple of days. It started a boot up sequence and shutdown immediatly. I assumed it was out of battery so I went to charge it. Unfortunately, the charging LED does not lit up anymore. There is no more current going through…

Did you try Fully Resetting the Mainboard State - Framework Guides ? I think that could be all it takes to get it back running.

13th gen doesn’t have a RTC cell, followed that guide anyway. It unfortunately did not work. I really can’t see what bricked everything all of a sudden.

Hi @lusinge Would you please shoot me a DM with the email address you used to contact support? I’ll take a look and make sure it was properly received.

Check this thread it has more relevant steps for doing the mainboard reset to the 13th gen mainboards: [image] Intel 13th Gen Power On Issue Community Support The way to do the mainboard reset on newer machines without RTC battery is to plug in power and then …

Thanks for the guide for the intel 13th! I tried it, and unfortunately, nothing at all lights up. There really is no current going through the mainboard. Nothing at all. It’s really weird the way my laptop died. It really looks like it had no reason to break down, but it did. I just hope now that …

Hi, When you say you left it for a few days, how did you leave it? Was it powered off or suspended? Was the psu plugged in? Might something have damaged it? E.g Water spill, pet walked on it etc. Has anything happened that might be the cause?

Hi James, i did nothing out of normal use. I left it on the bedside table, no charging cable, no pets in the house, no water damage possible. It’s really a mistery for me.

I guess something has just randomly failed then. It’s then just a matter of what. As the psu was unplugged, it cannot be a lightning strike or something like that causing the failure. Try removing: battery nvme ssd wifi card. try a single ram chip, in case one has failed. You need at le…

Following what @James3 is saying, likely you might have a bad battery that is preventing it from starting or even charging. This is evident from it trying to startup and the battery voltage dropped so low the whole machine shutdown dirty. Remove the battery, heck remove the main board from the la…

Thanks for the hopeful message plunk, but yeah I tried everything, including your recommendations, and there is really no sign of life at all. Support has started a conversation with me but I 100% expect them to tell me it’s the main board and that I have to buy a new one.

FW13 (13th gen) fully bricked

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xoe September 2, 2025, 3:55pm 6

Check this thread it has more relevant steps for doing the mainboard reset to the 13th gen mainboards:

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