E460 NM-A551 ec IT8586

BIOS .rar 50.2 KB Shared

Embedded controller firmware for the Lenovo ThinkPad E460 built on the LCFC board NM-A551, targeting the ITE IT8586 EC chip. The small 50.2 KB rar archive holds only the EC code, not the main system BIOS. A corrupted EC image typically causes no power, no charging, or keyboard and fan faults, and reflashing the IT8586 with a suitable programmer often restores normal behaviour. NM-A551 follows the LCFC numbering used on Lenovo boards, so check the PCB marking and back up the existing EC contents before writing anything.

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.

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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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