Framework-Laptop-13 VS UsbAsp-flash

You definitely could. All the details are available on the FrameworkComputer github org and you could either use what they have as a basis for a chassis or design your own custom chassis that fits the framework parts.

https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-13

You can also buy mainboards[1] and expansion cards[2] (usb-c, hdmi etc.) from the same website. Depending on how beefy of a computer you want there are mainboards from 299 USD to 700 USD. So for ~500 USD you can get a very powerful tiny-ish computer. It obviously won't have the IO capabilities of pi-like hobby boards but it'll function great as a thin client for running linux / home automation stuff.

[1]: https://frame.work/marketplace/mainboards

Framework themselves do sell older mainboards at a discount.

So if this isn't the EC firmware flash, where is that? I peeked under all the components on the top side of the board that I could (fan, etc.) but couldn't find any other flash chips. I tried looking at the schematic, and while it mentions two flash ROMs, it doesn't mention where to find them. Reluctantly, I took out the mainboard and checked the under-side.

You can also buy a framework mainboard. It’s basically the motherboard of a laptop without screen, keyboard and trackpad.

And I don't mean ideologically, though that's good too. Their top end AMD Ryzen 7 main board upgrade kit is $700 and that's what you'd pay for a mid range business laptop. Add $40 for a mainboard case which basically gets you a new computer and it's not a bad deal at all.

What I don't get about your comments is that you're opposing upgradeability and repairability, when it's really just the same concept stretched further: instead of there being one spare part for anything that can break in a given model, you have multiple tiers for parts that effectively make the laptop more of a modular series than a single model, like Framework does. And to answer your question from a further comment, you can indeed upgrade to a later gen mainboard, in fact you can even go AMD.

If you are still looking for a place to start you should check out framework's github. They have a bunch of 3d models already designed. You can modify them and framework even has a process to submit possible upgrades for their designs. https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-13

AsProgrammer from nofeletru's GitHub A CH341A compatible programming software. I'm using V2.0.4 from nefeletru's GitHub page, which includes the necessary driver for the CH341A programmer.

When it finally did arrive, I was able to use a program called AsProgrammer to use the CH341a flash programmer to read the contents of the flash chip. Here are some things I noticed about using this tool:

AsProgrammer

AsProgrammer: https://github.com/nofeletru/UsbAsp-flash/releases

Download links: My laptop HP bios: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-15-dw2000-laptop-pc-series/32612069/model/38348942/swItemId/ob-280552-1?sku=20F46EA HxD: https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ SnappyDriverINstaller: https://sdi-tool.org/ AsProgrammer: https://github.com/nofeletru/UsbAsp-flash/releases NeoPogrammer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeBupU_4qXo&ab_channel=SatelliteTrackers