HP cq56 GL40 DAAX3MB16A1

BIOS .rar 839 KB Shared

BIOS dump for the HP Compaq CQ56 with the GL40 chipset variant, Quanta board DAAX3MB16A1, in an 839 KB RAR. Quanta uses DA-prefixed board codes printed on the PCB, so match that and the revision letters before writing. This image is used to reprogram the SPI BIOS chip with an external programmer when the laptop stays dark or loops at power-on. Back up the current chip, and verify that the file size matches the capacity of the installed flash memory.

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

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