14216-1 – Dell Inspiron 3558
The Dell Inspiron 3558 and Dell 3558 are built on the 14216-1 board designed by Wistron. The catalog lists 5 files for it: 2 BIOS files, 1 schematic and 2 boardviews.
First posted in April 2018 in Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics and BIOS Archive.
BIOS dumps 2
Schematics 1
Boardviews 2
Board facts
| Board number | 14216-1 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Wistron |
| Platform group | 14XXX |
| CPU generation | Intel 4th gen |
| First seen | 2018-04-15 |
| Source channels | Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, BIOS Archive |
| About the number | Wistron board numbers look like 15217-1; the first two digits usually indicate the design year. |
Laptops that use 14216-1
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.
A boardview is the component placement map of the PCB: click a part or a net and the viewer highlights where it is and what it connects to. Used together with the schematic to find test points.
Tools to open these files
| Format | What it is | Open with |
|---|---|---|
| .bdv | Honhan .bdv boardview | OpenBoardView, FlexBV or Honhan BoardViewer |
| .bin | raw SPI flash image | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
| .brd | .brd boardview (Test_Link format) | OpenBoardView, FlexBV or BoardViewer |
| PDF schematic | any PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well | |
| .rar | RAR archive | 7-Zip or WinRAR |
| .zip | ZIP archive | 7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor |
Questions
Is there a boardview for 14216-1?
Yes, 2 boardview files in .bdv and .brd format.
Who designed the 14216-1 board?
14216-1 is a Wistron board number used by Dell.
Which laptops use the 14216-1 board?
Files in the catalog link 14216-1 to the Dell Inspiron 3558 and Dell 3558.
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.