13101-1 – Lenovo PIH81F-B5030

The Lenovo PIH81F-B5030 and Lenovo B5040 are built on the 13101-1 board designed by Wistron. 3 files are indexed for this board: 2 BIOS files, 1 schematic and 1 EC firmware image.

The BIOS dumps are 1 MB and 8 MB images. First posted in December 2021 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.

BIOS dumps 2

FileSizeRevAddedSource
3.6 MB
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Schematics 1

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4.3 MB
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Board facts

Board number13101-1
Designed byWistron
Platform group13XXX
BIOS chip size1 MB, 8 MB
First seen2021-12-18
Source channelsBIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics
About the numberWistron board numbers look like 15217-1; the first two digits usually indicate the design year.

Laptops that use 13101-1

  • Lenovo PIH81F-B5030
  • Lenovo B5040

What these files are for

A BIOS dump is a full image of the board's SPI flash chip. It is written back with an SPI programmer when the original firmware is corrupted, after a chip replacement, or to recover from a failed update. Read and save the original chip first: serial number, DMI data and the Intel ME / AMD PSP state differ between boards.

A schematic is the circuit diagram of the main board: power rails, power-up sequence, component values and net names. It is the reference for measuring voltages and tracing a fault.

EC (embedded controller) firmware runs the keyboard controller, power sequencing, battery charging and fans. Depending on the board it lives in a separate chip (ENE KB9012, ITE IT85xx, Nuvoton NPCE) or inside the main SPI image, so check which applies before flashing.

Tools to open these files

FormatWhat it isOpen with
.pdfPDF schematicany PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well
.rarRAR archive7-Zip or WinRAR
.zipZIP archive7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor
.binBIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin)a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer

Questions

What BIOS chip size does 13101-1 use?

The BIOS images for 13101-1 are 1 MB and 8 MB.

Which laptops use the 13101-1 board?

Files in the catalog link 13101-1 to the Lenovo PIH81F-B5030 and Lenovo B5040.

Who designed the 13101-1 board?

13101-1 is a Wistron board number used by Lenovo.

Is there a boardview for 13101-1?

No boardview has been indexed for 13101-1 yet; the schematic is available on this page.

Where do the download links go?

Each button opens the original public Telegram post the file was shared in. ChambersDesignInc.com only indexes and cross-references those posts.