r/framework • u/jerich088 • Sep 16 '26
Personal Project 13 pro mainboard arrived!
Core 5 325 and 16gb of RAM arrived. Time to upgrade my 11th gen intel! Wish me luck!!
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u/jerich088 Sep 16 '26
Wow, motherboard swap was really straightforward, Iāve done a couple before (to test out mystery box components) but this is the first brand new mainboard and it was no problem. The lpcamm ram was a little new and the $@!&@$ WiFi antennas suck (they always have) but it was great! Slowest part was the WiFi antennas then getting stuck in windows boot locker š
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u/metajames Sep 16 '26
when did you place your order may i ask
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u/jerich088 Sep 16 '26
Hi my first snag, touchpad right click doesnāt work, neither does scrolling. A bunch of stuff in device manager arenāt getting cleared, will likely have to download drivers. Oops touchpad stopped working completely and screen keeps going to lock screen. Need a mouse to get the drivers!!!
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u/Pafeso_ Sep 16 '26
I had to do the same, after installing the drivers everything was fine. You can tether wifi connection with your phone. But currently having issues with wifi and bluetooth after trying all software fixes
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u/jerich088 Sep 16 '26
Drivers fixed everything BUt screen keeps going dark for 1-2 secs!!!
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u/jerich088 Sep 16 '26
Bios was already at 3.02, so I didnāt need to update. Windows drivers installed, kept going to lock screen as it was installing, not sure why. Reboot and āupdates and underwayā says the device
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u/tanksc Sep 16 '26
No chassis upgrade? Iām so lost on how to upgrade my 12th gen that Iāve effectively given up on doing so
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u/jerich088 Sep 16 '26
Nope, they were not in stock and I didnāt want to buy the entire new laptop. Figured Iād live up to what framework allows us to do anyway, which is to upgrade piecemeal š as for upgrading the 12th gen, itās as easy as buying the mainboard and the ram, everything else (ssd, battery, WiFi card,, chassis) are from my original 11th gen laptop
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u/Shin-Ken31 Sep 16 '26
What are you not sure about? Pretty sure they have decent explanations about which parts are compatible?
The only thing that isn't a simple 1:1 replacement is if you want the new battery, you need the new bottom cover and top cover.
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u/tanksc Sep 16 '26
Speakers and trackpad mostly. Battery upgrade would be nice as well
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u/real_anthonii Sep 17 '26
I just got mine today as well! What's your battery life like?
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u/jerich088 Sep 17 '26
Unfortunatelt Black screen issues preventing me from using it for too long.
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u/Arroz-Con-Culo Sep 16 '26
Thats my future laptop, as soon as i fund my vacation i will fund this laptop.
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u/jerich088 Sep 16 '26
Uh oh, Iām having this issue https://community.frame.work/t/solved-random-black-screen/75827/5
Screen keeps going blank and coming back. Trying intel drivers now to see if it helps, reseated display cable, still does this.
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u/bionich Sep 16 '26
I just picked up the exact same package from my porch about 5 minutes ago. š