Framework Laptop 13 12th Gen Intel® Core™ — BIOS 3.06

Downloads

File Release Date

Windows BIOS v3.06 Installer Framework_Laptop_12th_Gen_Intel_Core_BIOS__3.06.msi

EFI Shell Update (BIOS v3.06) Framework_Laptop_12th_Gen_Intel_Core_3.06_EFI.zip

BIOS

3.06

Stable

Highlights

• Updating to 3.06 prevents downgrading to any version below 3.06; doing so would cause left side ports to stop functioning for any mode except USB2
• Security fix: CVE-2022-35893
• Security fix: CVE-2022-35894
• Security fix: CVE-2022-35895
• Security fix: CVE-2022-35896
• Security fix: CVE-2022-35897
• Security fix: CVE-2022-36337
• Security fix: CVE-2022-36338
• Security fix: CVE-2022-35408
• Security fix: CVE-2022-36448
• Added BIOS option in the Advanced menu to enable/disable standalone operation
• Modified power button LED behavior: low battery now flashes white instead of red
• Updated PD firmware to fix Thunderbolt compliance issues
• Added flash flag structure to save boot options when RTC battery is not installed for standalone operation
• Updated PD firmware to support new retimer address on left side retimers for updated retimer firmware
• Put the retimer in low power mode when the HDMI or DisplayPort expansion card is installed but no display is attached
• Fixed BIOS setup item TPM availability help string had missing word
• Fixed press F3/F12 hotkey causes system hang if BIOS quiet boot is disabled
• Fixed touchpad does not enter P2P mode when EC re-enables PS2 mouse
• Fixed touchpad board ID was incorrectly reported if the touchpad was removed

Installation

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

Note

You must update with a charger attached.

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

Caution

LVFS may not update if the battery is at 100%.
If you experience issues, discharge to 95%, plug AC back in, then re-run fwupdmgr update.

Windows

1. Download the Framework Laptop 13 12th Gen Intel® Core™ BIOS 3.06 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 v3.06.
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. Attach a charger to your device while updating.
4. Boot your system while pressing F12 and boot from the thumb drive.
5. Let startup.nsh run automatically.
6. Follow the instructions to install the update.

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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