BIOS dump for the Toshiba Satellite A500 series built on a Compal board, with the 1F2 code in the name and LA-5361P recorded as the board number. Compal is the ODM behind the LA-xxxxP pattern. The 3.75 MB RAR is meant for reprogramming the SPI flash with an external programmer when the notebook will not POST or the BIOS is corrupted. Confirm the LA-5361P marking and revision on the PCB, read and save the existing chip first, and verify the image size against the flash capacity.
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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| Channel | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| @biosarchive | 20 Mar 2019 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @IT_SERVICE_WORLD | 28 Oct 2019 | 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 →