You do have to prevent the primary battery from discharging. It's definitely a trade off and not a complete fix.
But...since I did the solder fix, I haven't had the "problem" occur again. I set the battery limit to 80% in the CMOS and charge it at least once a week.
I decided the tradeoff (for me) was better than replacing the CMOS battery every six months or whatever.
Thank you very much for a fix for this issue! I was able to solder in the new component and everything seems to be working again. Time will tell but I appreciate Framework taking responsibility for the issue and coming up with a workaround. The experience definitely made me feel more confident in purchasing future products but I hope this is the last time I will need to be a rank amateur soldering something to a $500 motherboard. :-)
I think there are steps in the motherboard guide that are unnecessary for the RTC solder replacement. Since we are not replacing the motherboard, it should not be necessary to perform some of the steps related to Windows and a new motherboard hardware id.
Necessary:
Make sure you back up your data.
Unnecessary:
If you’re upgrading from an 11th Gen Intel Core to 12th Gen Intel Core system, we recommend upgrading to Windows 11 before swapping the Mainboard.
If you’re running a Pro version of Windows, suspend BitLocker by following our directions here.
If you're running a Home version of Windows and have enabled Windows Device Encryption, you will want to disable it. To disable it, press Win + I to open Settings and select Privacy & Security. Then, click on Device Encryption on the right panel and toggle the setting to Off.
Find your product key or link your Windows license to a Microsoft account to make sure you can re-activate Windows after the change.
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You do have to prevent the primary battery from discharging. It's definitely a trade off and not a complete fix.
But...since I did the solder fix, I haven't had the "problem" occur again. I set the battery limit to 80% in the CMOS and charge it at least once a week.
I decided the tradeoff (for me) was better than replacing the CMOS battery every six months or whatever.
Thank you very much for a fix for this issue! I was able to solder in the new component and everything seems to be working again. Time will tell but I appreciate Framework taking responsibility for the issue and coming up with a workaround. The experience definitely made me feel more confident in purchasing future products but I hope this is the last time I will need to be a rank amateur soldering something to a $500 motherboard. :-)
Thanks again!
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I think there are steps in the motherboard guide that are unnecessary for the RTC solder replacement. Since we are not replacing the motherboard, it should not be necessary to perform some of the steps related to Windows and a new motherboard hardware id.
Necessary:
Make sure you back up your data.
Unnecessary:
If you’re upgrading from an 11th Gen Intel Core to 12th Gen Intel Core system, we recommend upgrading to Windows 11 before swapping the Mainboard.
If you’re running a Pro version of Windows, suspend BitLocker by following our directions here.
If you're running a Home version of Windows and have enabled Windows Device Encryption, you will want to disable it. To disable it, press Win + I to open Settings and select Privacy & Security. Then, click on Device Encryption on the right panel and toggle the setting to Off.
Find your product key or link your Windows license to a Microsoft account to make sure you can re-activate Windows after the change.