DA0GD3MBCD0

The DA0GD3MBCD0 board comes from Quanta. 3 files are indexed for this board: 2 BIOS files, 1 schematic and 1 EC firmware image.

File names mention revision D. The BIOS dumps are 2 MB and 4 MB images. First posted in May 2018 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.

BIOS dumps 2

FileSizeRevAddedSource
3.7 MB
D
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1.5 MB
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Schematics 1

FileSizeRevAddedSource
1.1 MB
D
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From the uploader

SONY PCG-51111T MBX-216 DIS N11M-GE1-S-A3
QUANTA GD3
DA0GD3AMBCC0
DA0GD3MBCD0
EC + PCH BIOS

Board facts

Board numberDA0GD3MBCD0
Designed byQuanta
Platform groupGD3
Also known asMBX-216, Quanta GD3
RevisionsD
BIOS chip size2 MB, 4 MB
Graphicsdiscrete GPU
First seen2018-05-06
Source channelsBIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics
About the numberQuanta board numbers follow the pattern DA + project code + MB + suffix, where the second-to-last letter is the PCB revision.

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
.binBIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin)a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer

Questions

Is there a boardview for DA0GD3MBCD0?

No boardview has been indexed for DA0GD3MBCD0 yet; the schematic is available on this page.

What BIOS chip size does DA0GD3MBCD0 use?

The BIOS images for DA0GD3MBCD0 are 2 MB and 4 MB.

Who designed the DA0GD3MBCD0 board?

DA0GD3MBCD0 is a Quanta board number used by Sony.

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.