Lenovo IdeaPad Z480

BIOS .rar 2.78 MB Shared

BIOS firmware archive for the Lenovo IdeaPad Z480, packed as RAR at around 2.78 MB. The name gives no motherboard number, revision or GPU variant, so examine the archive for chip images and any readme. Such dumps are flashed onto the SPI BIOS chip using a programmer to revive laptops that power on with no display or fail after an interrupted update. Z480 boards came in integrated and discrete graphics versions, so verify the board code on the PCB and back up the original chip before writing.

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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