AFS Presario CQ56-124er

BIOS .rar 1.14 MB Shared

Firmware archive labelled for the HP Presario CQ56-124er, a regional retail configuration of the CQ56 notebook. The name gives no board number, BIOS version or chip type, so check the PCB markings and the dump size after unpacking before trusting it on another unit. Images like this are commonly flashed with an SPI programmer to fix no-boot or blank-screen faults caused by corrupted firmware. Always read and save the existing chip contents first, as they may contain the original serial and product data.

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 @afsbiosfree. Enginerys does not host this file.

How to open a .rar file

Compressed archive — the usual wrapper for a schematic + boardview pair or a BIOS + EC set.

7-ZipWinRARThe Unarchiver (macOS)

More about .rar files

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

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