DA0LX8MB6D1 – HP Pavilion DV6
The HP Pavilion DV6, HP Pavilion DV7, HP G42-230US and HP Pavilion DV6-3101ER are built on the DA0LX8MB6D1 board designed by Quanta. The catalog lists 11 files for it: 9 BIOS files and 2 schematics.
Revisions seen in file names: D. BIOS images are 2 MB. First posted in April 2017 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.
BIOS dumps 9
Schematics 2
Board facts
| Board number | DA0LX8MB6D1 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Quanta |
| Platform group | LX8 |
| Also known as | Quanta LX89 |
| Revisions | D |
| BIOS chip size | 2 MB |
| Flash chip | 25Q16 |
| Graphics | discrete GPU |
| First seen | 2017-04-07 |
| 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 DA0LX8MB6D1
- HP Pavilion DV6
- HP Pavilion DV7
- HP G42-230US
- HP Pavilion DV6-3101ER
- HP Pavilion DV6-3109ER
- HP Pavilion DV6-3110ER
- HP Pavilion DV7-4063CA
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.
Tools to open these files
| Format | What it is | Open with |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Who designed the DA0LX8MB6D1 board?
DA0LX8MB6D1 is a Quanta board number used by HP.
Which laptops use the DA0LX8MB6D1 board?
Files in the catalog link DA0LX8MB6D1 to the HP Pavilion DV6, HP Pavilion DV7, HP G42-230US, HP Pavilion DV6-3101ER, HP Pavilion DV6-3109ER, HP Pavilion DV6-3110ER and HP Pavilion DV7-4063CA.
What BIOS chip size does DA0LX8MB6D1 use?
The BIOS images for DA0LX8MB6D1 are 2 MB. Flash chips named in the files: 25Q16.
Is there a boardview for DA0LX8MB6D1?
No boardview has been indexed for DA0LX8MB6D1 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.