FW16 Bricked by bios 4.04 or Bad GPU?

Framework Laptop 16 Linux
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Distro: Fedora 44

Specs: Framework 16 w/ 7940hs, 7700s, 64GB (2x32) ddr5-5600, 1 TB M.2 NVME

So my problem is pretty simple. I have fedora 44 installed as my desktop, I Installed some updates with the terminal, I rebooted, and the computer installed bios 4.04 from bios 4.03. It completed successfully from what I could see, and booted back into fedora 44. After I logged back into the desktop, the screen artifacted twice in the very center, then the whole computer turned off. I have not been able to turn it back on since.

I have tried:

Unplugging the board power connector and replugging it back in.

Resetting the mainboard state with the chassis intrusion switch.

Unplugging the gpu and trying to boot without that.

Cleaning and reseating both the powwr and gpu connectors multiple times with IPA.

Switching each ram stick into each slot and booting like that.

And nothing has worked so I am currently at a bit of a loss for easy troubleshooting methods.

Is my board simply dead, or is this a known problem. I simply have not found a fix for?

EDIT: My board still has the original liquid metal on it, if that was an imminent issue. I recieved the ptm replacement but havent installed it because I dont have the confidence to replace it and was advised to simply leave it alone if it wasnt causing issues

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If the OS managed to boot at least once after the bios update. The problem is not bios related.

I expect the hardware has failed.
Try power on, wait a few minutes and see if you get any led flashing on the side led. The flashing pattern normally gives an idea what is wrong.

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I checked the leds on both sides during my other testing and they didnt light up even once

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Just to be clear: there’s no indication that it’s even on?

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Correct. No lights, fan noise, keyboard lights, or screen activity. Completely unresponsive.