Compaq Presario 21N001AR

BIOS .rar 2.79 MB Shared

BIOS firmware package for an HP Compaq Presario desktop identified by the product code 21N001AR, packed as a 2.79 MB RAR archive. The name gives no board number, revision or flash chip size, so confirm the motherboard model inside the case before using it. Technicians use such dumps to recover a unit that will not post after a failed update or a corrupted SPI chip. Read and save the original chip contents with a programmer first, and make sure the image size matches the capacity of the flash chip fitted on the board.

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.

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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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