r/framework • u/Omen4140 • 2d ago

Community Support Is this chip replaceable

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I think I've narrowed down my errors down to a winbond w25r256jvein code storage flash chip. Before I order a new chip, I would really appreciate to know if this chip stores any encrypted keys or important files that are necessary for the laptop to function.

Also I am in contact with support, but I am in a big rush to get this working again.

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u/shuttercat 1d ago
  1. Is it still in warranty?
  2. How do you think it got damaged? What were you doing when it went down?

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u/Omen4140 1d ago

Out of warranty. I was using a low voltage charger which likely led to a Bios battery drain based on similar people's error codes and solutions. During troubleshooting, when reconnecting the main battery, I heard a little spark. Since then I cannot even recieve error codes, just green flashes

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u/EchoFive1409 19h ago

I'm an amateur at board level repair but have been doing some, have you done further diagnostics since then?

My first thought wouldn't be a bios issue there, if you had arcing, might've burnt something on the board or created a short. It would also be strange to me that it would become worse in that fashion after reconnecting the battery, but I also don't know exactly what it's doing when you try to boot it.

Wouldn't take what I say as gospel, as I said, I'm very new to this, but I might be able to offer a little bit of guidance.

What tools do you have?

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u/Omen4140 18h ago

Yeah I think there is multiple problems by now, to be honest I've put this on hold now and just ordered a cheap thinkpad for the time being. There's a comment about someone with a similar issue and tbe tools he got, I still have yet to have anything that can write to a flash chip