acer aspire 5742 hm55

BIOS .bin 128 KB Shared

BIOS image for the Acer Aspire 5742, labelled with the Intel HM55 chipset. At 128 KB it is far too small to be a full SPI image for an HM55 platform, so it is most likely a partial region or the EC/KBC firmware rather than the main BIOS. Compare its size against the capacity of the chip you intend to program before writing anything. Read and save the original contents with a programmer such as a CH341A first, and confirm the board number on the PCB matches the machine the dump came from.

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 @jdbiosworld. Enginerys does not host this file.

How to open a .bin file

A raw, byte-for-byte image of a flash chip: the main BIOS / UEFI, the embedded-controller (EC) firmware, or both.

CH341A + NeoProgrammer / AsProgrammerflashromRT809F / RT809HTL866II / T48UEFITool (to inspect)HxD (hex editor)

More about .bin files

Back up your own chip before writing any dump, and match the full board number and revision. Flashing guide →

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