BIOS dump for the Acer Aspire A315-21, with the board identifier N17Q3 given in the name, delivered as a 3.31 MB RAR archive. Acer uses N-series project codes like this to distinguish platform variants, so confirm the label on your board matches before use. Technicians program a dump of this kind into the SPI flash chip with an external programmer when the laptop shows no image or loops on power-up. Read and store the original chip first and check that the image length fits the flash capacity exactly.
The button opens the matching file on RM Schematics, or a source page if it is not catalogued there yet. The original attachment is from @biosarchive. Enginerys does not host this file.
All sources (7)
The same file was posted more than once. If one link is dead, try the next.
| Channel | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| @biosarchive | 29 Jan 2020 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @laptexlaptopbios | 9 Jul 2020 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @one5technology | 21 Nov 2020 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @pepeelectronica | 23 Apr 2022 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @skclappybios | 10 Apr 2024 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @schematics_bios | 24 Jul 2026 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @schematics_bios | 1 Aug 2026 | Open file on RM Schematics |
How to open a .rar file
Compressed archive — the usual wrapper for a schematic + boardview pair or a BIOS + EC set.
Back up your own chip before writing any dump, and match the full board number and revision. Flashing guide →