Framework Desktop AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 300 Series — BIOS 3.03

Downloads

File Release Date

Windows BIOS v3.03 Installer 2025-08-06 Framework_Desktop_Ryzen_AI_MAX_300_BIOS_3.03.exe SHA256 · 774B7FD0D5EDF9D2F6FC1FBC69AC1192F12941F4E9467DB79C67EF57C18B6A3A

EFI Shell Update (BIOS v3.03) 2025-08-06 Framework_Desktop_Ryzen_AI_MAX_300_BIOS_3.03_EFI.zip SHA256 · 2471417A7B96ABDA9150E8284C66B5BB3682BFF0141D63C135EDF717FA3ABD8E

BIOS

3.03

Released 2025-08-06 · 20.4 MB

Stable

Highlights

• Updated PD to 0.0.0E
• Updated EC to ec_303_fed8eaf
• Added Framework's dbx key and updated the default CA of Windows Secure Boot to Microsoft UEFI CA 2023
• Widescreen rendering is now available in the BIOS setup menu
• Added support for Chinese and German strings in Console Redirection
• Added support for SAMSUNG's 128G LPDDR5 K3KLALA0EM-MGCU with MEM_ID GPIO detection
• Fixed an issue where hardware encryption on OPAL drives could cause a missing boot drive on subsequent reboots

Component Versions

This BIOS update is a bundle of updates to multiple embedded components in the system. Not all of them use the same version number.

Component	Version
EC	ec_303_fed8eaf	Updated
PD	0.0.0E	Updated
AMD PI	StrixHaloPI-FP11 1.0.0.1b

Installation

You can check your current BIOS version following the steps here to determine if you are on the latest release.

Linux

Framework firmware is published to LVFS and updates via fwupd, which ships by default on most modern distributions.

fwupdmgr refresh --force
fwupdmgr get-updates
fwupdmgr update

Windows

1. Download the Framework Desktop AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 300 Series BIOS 3.03 Windows Installer.
2. Run the .exe and click "Yes" when prompted to reboot.
3. Wait for the firmware progress bar to complete — the system will reboot automatically. Do not interrupt.

EFI Shell Update

Note

If you use the EFI shell update with Windows, you should suspend Bitlocker if enabled before updating using the EFI updater.
1. Download the EFI Shell Update v3.03.
2. Extract contents of zip folder to a FAT32 formatted USB drive. Cleanly unmount the drive before physically removing it, otherwise the BIOS update may not function correctly.
3. Boot your system while pressing F12 and boot from the thumb drive.
4. Let startup.nsh run automatically.
5. Follow the instructions to install the update.

Known Issues

• Only 1.5A profile is supported on USB type C, 3A will come later.

Reporting Issues

Please use the public issue tracker on GitHub to report issues.

If you experience an issue with the update that is related to your system firmware, please post as complete a description as you can, including relevant system information and external peripherals. Please note that we do not currently have a SLA for responding to issues on github, but we will be reviewing them through the bios release process, and will review them for future updates as well.

Please contact support if you have an issue regarding hardware, broken devices, returns, etc.

Other Releases

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