I bought a Framework 13 AMD7040 and put it together. Basically my problem is that I cannot install an operating system because the laptop always turns off after a few seconds. The power LED quickly lights up when I insert a power cable but then immediately turns off and stays that way. The color is either white for 2 seconds, then orange then off, or just orange for a second.
What I’ve tried:
- use different power cables and adapters. It’s the same with all of them.
- press the power button for a ~20s
- remove and re-insert the USB-C expansion card
What I haven’t tried yet:
- removing the battery and leaving it out for 1h. This was recommended somewhere.
Now, although this laptop is new and I haven’t used it yet, this problem actually is: When I first assembled it, I connected it to the power cable and the LED lighted up and stayed such. Even today I tried different combinations of re-inserting the power cable and pressing the power button and in the beginning the power LED stayed on as long as the cable was in. Also weird: pressing the power button once does nothing, I have to press it a second time for anything to happen.
It seems to me like the laptop simply is out of battery but I don’t understand why it doesn’t keep charging if it recognizes the cables at insertion.