latitude E5440 VAW30 LA-9832P REV 1.0(A00)

BIOS .rar 6.53 MB Shared

Dell Latitude E5440 BIOS archive for the VAW30 board, Compal number LA-9832P revision 1.0, labelled A00. Compal uses the LA- prefix for its motherboard numbers. The 6.53 MB RAR is aimed at SPI reprogramming to restore a board that does not post or has corrupted firmware. Some Dell boards of this era use more than one flash chip, so check how the image is split, back up each chip before writing, and ensure the board number and revision on the PCB match 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 →

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