LA-5401P – Acer Aspire 5538
LA-5401P is the Compal main board used in the Acer Aspire 5538, Acer Aspire 5534-5538-5538G, Acer Aspire 7538 and eMachines E628. 6 files are indexed for this board: 1 BIOS file, 3 schematics and 2 boardviews.
Revisions seen in file names: 0.2 and 1.0. ODM project name: NAL00. First posted in September 2017 in Cyberlan Electronics, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and BIOS Skema Boardview Laptop.
BIOS dumps 1
Schematics 3
Boardviews 2
Board facts
| Board number | LA-5401P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-5 |
| ODM project | NAL00 |
| Revisions | 0.2, 1.0 |
| First seen | 2017-09-05 |
| Source channels | Cyberlan Electronics, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, BIOS Skema Boardview Laptop, BIOS Archive |
| About the number | Compal board numbers start with LA- for main boards and LS- for daughter boards. |
Laptops that use LA-5401P
- Acer Aspire 5538
- Acer Aspire 5534-5538-5538G
- Acer Aspire 7538
- eMachines E628
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 LA-5401P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-5401P to the Acer Aspire 5538, Acer Aspire 5534-5538-5538G, Acer Aspire 7538 and eMachines E628.
Who designed the LA-5401P board?
LA-5401P is a Compal board number used by Acer.
Is there a boardview for LA-5401P?
Yes, 2 boardview files in .bdv format.
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.