BIOS for the HP Compaq A900 laptop, Compal project JBW00 with board LA-3981P, in a 628 KB RAR archive. LA-xxxxP is the numbering Compal uses for its motherboards, and the five-character code is Compal's project name. Repair shops write such dumps to the SPI flash with a programmer when a board shows no POST or a corrupted BIOS. Check that the LA number on the PCB matches. Read and back up the existing chip, and verify that the image size matches the flash capacity before burning.
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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The same file was posted more than once. If one link is dead, try the next.
| Channel | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| @biosarchive | 10 Aug 2019 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @biositechyangiyer | 19 May 2020 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @laptexlaptopbios | 17 Jul 2020 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @one5technology | 21 Nov 2020 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @pepeelectronica | 20 Apr 2022 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @pepeelectronica | 21 Apr 2022 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @pepeelectronica | 23 Apr 2022 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @biosdumpcomputer | 26 May 2022 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @skclappybios | 10 Apr 2024 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @schematics_bios | 23 Jul 2026 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @schematics_bios | 23 Jul 2026 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @schematics_bios | 24 Jul 2026 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @schematics_bios | 1 Aug 2026 | Open file on RM Schematics |
How to open a .rar file
Compressed archive — the usual wrapper for a schematic + boardview pair or a BIOS + EC set.
Back up your own chip before writing any dump, and match the full board number and revision. Flashing guide →