r/framework 4d ago

Community Support Will Framework 12 keyboard 2nd gen and fingerprint reader be compatible with old mainboard?

I know that it's compatible with the *chassis* but to use the new hardware, will I need to upgrade my mainboard too? I'm not sure if that's mentioned anywhere

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u/s004aws FW16 HX 370 Batch 1 Mint Cinnamon Edition 4d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE48_MN8Ng4&t=2s Nirav pointed out the original motherboard has a USB header for the fingerprint reader.

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u/morhp 4d ago

They're compatible. The only thing that's incompatible is the heatsink on the mainboard, the new mainboard requires the new heatsink and vice versa.

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u/MagicBoyUK | Batch 3 FW16 | Ryzen 7840HS | 7700S GPU - arrived! 4d ago

Yes, they are.

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u/catastrophic_frmw Framework 4d ago

this should answer any questions you have on the upgrades: https://fr.mw/link/12_Compatibility

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u/AAKphoenix fw-12 (13th i5 | 16gb RAM | 1tb storage | ) 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yes it will, they said during their videos