F5R

BIOS .rar 437 KB Shared

Firmware archive labelled only with the model code F5R, packed as RAR and weighing 437 KB. No brand, revision, version or chip type appears in the name, so the contents have to be identified after extraction. Technicians use such images to recover a board with a corrupted BIOS by programming the flash chip directly with a programmer. Compare the extracted image size against the chip marking, keep a backup of the original read, and verify the model and board label before trusting the file.

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)

More about .rar files

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