DA0FM5MB8G0 – Dell Inspiron 1720
The DA0FM5MB8G0 (Quanta) motherboard is found in the Dell Inspiron 1720, Dell Vostro 1400, Dell 1520 and Dell Vostro 1500. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 7 files for this board — 4 BIOS files, 2 schematics and 1 boardview.
File names mention revision G. The earliest file dates from March 2019 (BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics).
BIOS dumps 4
Schematics 2
Boardviews 1
Board facts
| Board number | DA0FM5MB8G0 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Quanta |
| Platform group | FM5 |
| Also known as | Quanta FM5 |
| Revisions | G |
| Graphics | discrete GPU |
| First seen | 2019-03-30 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, Laptop & Desktop BIOS Files |
| About the number | Quanta board numbers follow the pattern DA + project code + MB + suffix, where the second-to-last letter is the PCB revision. |
Laptops that use DA0FM5MB8G0
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 |
| 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 |
| .bin | BIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin) | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
Questions
Which laptops use the DA0FM5MB8G0 board?
Files in the catalog link DA0FM5MB8G0 to the Dell Inspiron 1720, Dell Vostro 1400, Dell 1520 and Dell Vostro 1500.
Is there a boardview for DA0FM5MB8G0?
Yes, 1 boardview file in .bdv format.
Who designed the DA0FM5MB8G0 board?
DA0FM5MB8G0 is a Quanta board number used by Dell.
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.