[SOLVED] 11Gen i5 Laptop won't turn on :(

[Mapleleaf]

@Shawn_Lewis

wait a sec

It’s because no it’s not an issue with the CPU, but with how the mainboard was designed (it was fixed for the 12th-gen Framework).

There even are rework instructions for the 11th-gen available for the bravests of us (it’s not for everyone, it requires experience in electronics manual work):

Rework Instructions for 11th Gen Mainboards to enable powering the RTC circuit from the main battery

[image] We’ve developed an RTC Battery Substitute module that can sit in place of the coin cell battery to keep the RTC circuit powered. Note that this does require soldering a single wire on the top side of the Mainboard. We are currently preparing the process for requesting this module, but have published the guide for it in the meantime. If you have an 11th Gen system or Mainboard, you can now reach out to support to request a free RTC Battery Substitute module. To make the request proc…