Even after the re-work and BIOS updates and fresh installs of Windows or Linux, my 11th gen still loses about 1% per hour when it’s shut down and unplugged. My partner finally gave up and just leaves hers plugged in.
Rework Instructions for 11th Gen Mainboards to enable powering the RTC circuit from the main battery
This rework has nothing to do with the laptop’s main battery discharging during standby or while powered off. This is to fix an issue where the RTC battery would die, preventing the laptop from powering on without a mainboard reset.
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No kidding. I did two of them. I was responding to the comment that a laptop wouldn’t hold a charge. Maybe I misunderstood and he was saying his cmos battery wouldn’t hold a charge.
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Well, he did say “after the replacement” so the obvious inference would be it was an issue with the dummy battery. Who knows?
To clarify, I guess, the problem I have now is that after soldering in the battery replacement I have =rapid= discharge (100% in 12 hours) when unplugged and in standby. I don’t think it’s the same as the common complaint about poor standby performance – also because the other day it =didn’t= do this – I lost a typical amount in a 12 hour period. But then it was totally drained the next day. Unfortunately still haven’t really taken a good look or done formal testing (I’m just getting by leaving it plugged in).
I won’t pollute this topic about the rework procedure with a somewhat specific problem I’m having – I mostly just wanted to check and see if anyone else had the same problem after the replacement.
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Let us know how it goes. Sounds like the solder might be the problem as the resulting discharge just ain’t right.
Do the 11th gen mainboards still have this issue? If I plan to buy an 11th gen framework 13 would I need to perform this fix?
Yes, as far as I’m aware. I don’t think there’s been a revision or anything.
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Guys, try to keep the conversation around the rework – there are other threads for discussing the battery issue in general if you still want to talk about that.
Off-topic messages have been removed. This thread exists as a community resource to ask questions about the rework. I do not want to close it, but if it continues to be derailed, we will be forced to do so. I have warned this many times already.
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RTC battery got some problems while switching Windows and Linux. When I use only one system, the time is always correct, however when I switch, the time always got wrong and I have to sync it manually (in windows).
That’s normal Windows weirdness and not related to the Framework laptop or the RTC battery.