820-3787 – Apple A1398
820-3787 is the Apple main board used in the Apple A1398. The catalog lists 8 files for it: 6 BIOS files, 1 schematic and 1 boardview.
File names mention revision A. First posted in June 2020 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.
BIOS dumps 6
Schematics 1
Boardviews 1
Board facts
| Board number | 820-3787 |
|---|---|
| Numbering | Apple board number |
| Revisions | A |
| First seen | 2020-06-20 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, BIOS Files |
| About the number | Apple logic boards are numbered 820-xxxx or 820-xxxxx; the trailing letter is the revision. |
Apple models for this logic board
| A-number | Model | Years |
|---|---|---|
| A1398 | MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina | 2012–2015 |
A-numbers come from the file names; the model names and years are Apple's published identifiers.
Laptops that use 820-3787
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 |
|---|---|---|
| .7z | 7-Zip archive | 7-Zip or WinRAR |
| .brd | .brd boardview (Test_Link format) | OpenBoardView, FlexBV or BoardViewer |
| .rar | RAR archive | 7-Zip or WinRAR |
| .zip | ZIP archive | 7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor |
| .bin | BIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin) | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
Questions
Is there a boardview for 820-3787?
Yes, 1 boardview file in .brd format.
Which laptops use the 820-3787 board?
Files in the catalog link 820-3787 to the Apple A1398.
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.