APW5U LA-C401P BIOS 8MB & 16MB

BIOS .rar 31.1 MB Shared

BIOS package for a board identified as APW5U with the Compal number LA-C401P, including images for both an 8 MB and a 16 MB flash chip. No laptop brand is given in the name, though APW5U looks like a Compal project code. Systems with two SPI chips split firmware between them, so each image must go to the chip of matching capacity. Read and save the existing contents of both chips with a programmer before writing, and verify the board number on the PCB.

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.

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)

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

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