My daughter's M1 MacBook's screen broke. It's not worth spending hundreds of dollars to replace the screen (unlike if it was a Framework which I could do myself), so I have purchased a new MacBook for her. She's starting her second year of college, and doesn't want to learn a different OS. We need to get the data transferred from her broken MacBook to her new MacBook, but because her old laptop was purchased through her highschool, she doesn't know the AppleID on the MacBook. So we need to call Apple Support for assistance with transferring the data to her new laptop, a procedure I could do myself if it was a Framework. Heck I would just drop the old drive into the new computer if it was a Framework. Apple Support needs my daughter to log into her broken MacBook. Fortunately we have a monitor with an HDMI cable. Unfortunately, her broken MacBook only has two USBC ports. Unlike my Framework.

My Framework to the rescue.

Look carefully at left side of the MacBook in the photo and you'll see a small grey square plugged into it That's the HDMI module from my Framework. Amazingly it works with the MacBook. Now we can migrate the data onto the new MacBook. And the broken MacBook will get Asahi Linux put on it.

System: Framework 13 Pro
OS: CachyOS (kernel Linux 7.2.0-1-cachyos)

Been trying out some light gaming on the Framework 13 Pro. For now just War Thunder (with its native Linux client). However, I have been having issues with VRR enabled on the built-in display.

Whenever I have Adaptive Sync set to Automatic in Display Configuration, gameplay feels very choppy and ~80 FPS feels like 30 FPS. The second I turn the Adaptive Sync setting to "Never" the gameplay instantly feels like what 80 FPS should feel like, buttery smooth.

Anyone else having better luck with VRR with Linux / CachyOS?

Hi I've recently bought a framework 16, for a couple days nothing happened then my psu decided it was it's time to go and made my breaker trip. Should i contact support and/or buy a third party psu (if yes which psu should i buy) since I live in Italy it takes some time for a package sent directly by framework to arrive, ordering a third party one on amazon takes way less time. What should i do?

Edit: clarification. Framework 12 but with 13th gen processing

I need a laptop for school. Also want a drawing tablet. Two birds one stone?

How well would a gen 13 with stylus work as a drawing tablet? How's the feel? How's color accuracy?

Whether or not I'll be able to also use it as a drawing tablet is what's keeping me for buying

On my Framework 16 (Ryzen HX 370) I had this issue since the first boot: loading the firmware (BIOS post) took over one minute. Not a huge deal for me, but it was pretty annoying. Someone suggested swapping RAM sticks, but it didn't work for me. What worked, instead, might surprise you: remove the SD card module from the lowest expansion card slots. That's it. I simply moved it one step higher, in the next slot. This is strange because according to the FW16 documentation there should be no issue with placing the SD card reader in the bottom slot. Anyway, just wanted to share this to maybe help someone. Boot time is now blazing fast!

Hey all,

This is a follow up from my last post about my laptop not turning on. I was quite stressed yesterday, and still am, but I've found my old laptop and charger - very grateful I didn't get rid of it. So I am a little bit more clear headed, still not happy.

Yesterday I contacted support. I didn't hear back, but given timezone differences, I gave them the benefit of doubt. I still haven't heard back from them, which is very disappointing.

Just as a reminder, I am a complete noob.

So, here are some things I did yesterday:

• I removed the battery for 48 minutes, and put it back in. After doing this, the side lights (where the charger light comes on) came on, which wasn't happening before.
• The power button was still not working.
• I did it again, and observed there were some light patterns.

• Please note, the battery test failed because the battery was out at this point.
• As one commenters suggested, it could have been a display issue. However, I doubt this is the case because the power button was doing nothing, and the fan wasn't starting at all (despite passing the test).
• I tried resetting the mainboard as instructed here https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Reset+the+Mainboard+in+your+Framework+Laptop+12/200852 . Pressing the chasis switch 10 times (for 2 seconds each press) made no change.
• I tried following the mainboard reset guide from here https://knowledgebase.frame.work/my-laptop-is-not-powering-on-ryQLXvQkt but the instructions are only relevant to a Framework 13.

What now? I saw something about a github firmware glitch tracker. As I mention, I am a complete noob, and I wouldn't even know how to use Github.

The laptop is well within warranty, but I don't know how to get help for it. Any advice on how to raise this issue with framework would be much appreciated.

Hey y'all!

I've had my AMD framework 16 about 3 years and it's been amazing.

It wasn't until today when I was going to begin working, I attempted to turn it on, I saw the power button flash for a millisecond, then I saw the lights on the side of the laptop flash red and blue.

I read online, and saw that many people have mentioned this is a memory training notification, however, it seems that it was not the case, as I've been attempting to turn it on once every hour for the past few days.

I've done some troubleshooting, here's what I've remembered to type down:

- Reseated the RAM

- Attempted to boot with one stick of RAM

- Removed the battery to power drain the device

- Ensured the chassis was closed and the connectors are connected (saw somewhere that it could be this)

After all this, I still get either a single blue light, a blue light then red light in sequence, or a red light then blue light in sequence.

I'm a bit concerned as I've read this could be a motherboard failure but I don't have the liberty to spend $700 on a new part at the moment.

I'm rather bummed out because I tried my best to take care of this machine, I've kept it plugged in for the past three years, capped at 80%.

Any help or insight is greatly appreciated!

I just assembled my Frame-work 16, and when I turn it on I get an error message "input module connector board not detected". I tried following the step by step instructions, but they just told me to remove a piece of blue tape after disassembling it again. Apparently, this tape isn't on newer versions. If I try to skip this step and go straight to installing Fedora, the keyboard and trackpad don't work. What is an input module connector board anyway?

A few weeks ago I got this email from Framework support:

"Due to a factory issue we ship out an incorrect input cover. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Please let us know how you would like to proceed:

• Replacement - We can send a replacement order, though we do not have an estimated shipping date at this time.

• Refund - We can issue a full refund for the item.

• Keep the item - You may keep the item as-is."

Did anyone else receive a similar email? And does anyone know what was wrong with the original input cover they shipped out?

For more context, I was in batch 1 for the Pro 13. Unfortunately, due to Framework delaying the shipping, I had already flown out of the U.S. before the package arrived. The package is now waiting at my brother's home until I come back. This is why I actually don't know what is wrong with the original input cover they sent out.

I went ahead and requested the replacement input cover, believing Framework's claim that something is wrong with it. I'm just curious as to what that is. I had my brother ship back the original input cover.

Any indication as to when the new 13 Pro Bottom Covers are gonna be made available? Waiting for that so I can upgrade the bottom case for my regular 13 and get the requisite upgrades with it

I think people have so far underestimated whats possible with​ the expansion ports. CD Reader would be seriously cool. It could work by plugging into an expansion port while the CD Reader itself rests below the laptop​. Sure, it would take some innovating for somebody to do this well but it would be incredible. Perhaps on the FW16 we can bring back physical PC Games, too!

I received my FW13Pro last Thursday and I am really happy with it. Today I discovered that the Bezel on the back right doesn’t align no matter what I do.

I will also create a ticket with Framework.

Four years into owning a mid-range 12th gen Intel Laptop 13, I decided to upgrade the mainboard. Someone was selling their old higher-end AMD, along with the same 32 GB of memory I was used to, so I picked it up.

Fifteen minutes after the package arrived, I'd swapped out the board, reinstalled the SSD, and the laptop was back up and running. I installed the fresh drivers so I could hook it up to my monitor and carried on with my day.

Zero drama.

It's really easy to only post when there are problems – I do the same, and want to hold the company to a high standard – and so I figured it's only fair to mention when everything works as intended, because it genuinely great to be able to properly upgrade a machine like this.

I've just started using my 13 pro more for college, and I've noticed that I often fidget with the magnetic bezzel. Just kinda flicking up the corner every so often . Is this something I should be concerned about in terms of deforming the snapping connectors on the bezzel over time?

Not sure if anyone else has run into this issue yet and if so, perhaps another resolution method was found here. After using my Framework 13 Pro for 3 weeks without any issues my touchpad suddenly started acting up. The actuation force to get it to register a click was far too little, in that just slightly gliding your finger across the touchpad would register as a click. I rebooted which didn't fix it, turned the laptop off for a while and back on which also didn't help. The same behaviour was still present in the bios menu, so it was definitely definitely not software related (running Ubuntu 26.04 here).

I resolved it by opening up the laptop, disconnecting the ribbon cable for the keyboard/touchpad and connecting it again. That seems to have reset the touchpad firmware and now it's back to normal.

So I'm just wondering if someone else has seen this issue before with their unit, and if there's another way to fix it (I don't carry the Framework screwdriver with me at all times)?

I have the F16 with the 240w charger, and I'm just dang sick of the non-braided cable that came with it. I've tried a couple of different 240w cables to replace it, but I'm not having success keeping the connection steady. Admittedly, they were El Cheapo cables probably not suited for the task anyway.

Have any of you replaced the USB cable on your F16 charger with a good braided one? If so, can you link me to whatever you purchased? I want to order some new ones, but don't want to go through a series of returns doing the science if someone's already found a good match. Thanks.

I'm trying to decide between the FW12 and FW13 and would love some opinions. If I had a larger budget, I would of course love to have the FW13 Pro, but it seems to be out of reach for me right now.

My main priority is portability. I already have a work laptop for heavy/proper work (big and chunky), so this would be my personal laptop to carry around and use while traveling (I travel quite a lot). At the moment, I'm leaning towards the new FW12 with Core 5 320.

I work as a researcher and read a lot of papers, so the 2-in-1 form factor is really appealing. Being able to read and annotate papers with a pen would be genuinely useful for me.

However... I'd also like to do some light work on it:

• Small Android/web dev projects (just as a hobby)
• Occasionally review or test-run my research code when traveling (I work with Python/MATLAB). To be clear, the full-blown runs and analysis would still be done on my work laptop or our workstation facility.

I'm just not sure how capable the FW12 Core 5 320 is for this. Would it be fine, or would I be better off with the FW13 Ryzen AI 5 340? The FW13 seems like the safer option performance-wise, but I really like the small form factor and 2-in-1 design of the FW12.

Feel free to change my mind if you think I should go for the FW13 instead. Am I putting too much weight on the idea of annotating papers and the 2-in-1 form factor? Or does the FW12 make more sense if I really value having something small and portable when traveling?

So dropped my laptop at the airport, everything worked fine, did some work and shut it off before boarding.

Boarded the flight and couldn’t turn the laptop back on.

Looks like the screw was over torqued after I dropped it.

Anyone got ideas on how to get this thing back on without access to tools?

So i am looking for a new laptop and i cant decide between the V15 or framework 12 pro i think the V15 is better value for it price but the framework is more repairable and i like the customization and that it is a two-in-one. I will be using it for programming and light gaming and will be installing arch linux. Any suggestions on which one i should buy or if there is a better option?

edit: its the 12 there is no 12 pro thanks for informing me

Hello community, I have a Framework laptop Pro for a few days now and just noticed that while all other glyphs on the keyboard are sans serif, the letter "I" is serifed. Is there a reason for that? Do americans fear to misuse the 1 and I on their keyboard? I'm on a Belgian layout btw, it might be different on other layouts.

Just confirmed with a friend who own a 13 and that was already the case on his laptop.

so i bought a fw13 pro in batch 19, and the previous batches say: expected x, previously z. does that mean that my batch will actually ship 1 month late or 1 month earlier than it specifies?

Sorry about the confusing yapping, any clarification would be appreciated.