CQ56CI

BIOS .bin 2.00 MB Shared

A second copy of the CQ56CI firmware image, 2.00 MB in size, presumably a duplicate or alternate read of a Compaq CQ56 BIOS chip for what the suffix suggests is an Intel platform variant. Keeping two reads lets a technician compare them byte by byte to confirm a clean dump before relying on either. Write it to the SPI flash with a hardware programmer only after backing up the existing contents, and check that the board fitted to the laptop matches the one the dump came from, since the name gives no board number.

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 @biosfilebins. 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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    BIOS dump labelled CQ56CI, a 2.00 MB binary image apparently for a Compaq CQ56 laptop, with the CI suffix likely marking an Intel-based variant, though the name does not…

    BIOS · 2.00 MB · 12 Oct 2025
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