LA-8241P – Dell Inspiron 5520
The LA-8241P (Compal) motherboard is found in the Dell Inspiron 5520, Dell Vostro 3560-COMPAL, Dell 7520 and Dell Inspiron 7520. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 17 files for this board — 9 BIOS files, 4 schematics, 2 boardviews and 4 EC firmware images.
File names mention revision 1.0. BIOS images are 4 MB. ODM project name: QCL00. First posted in January 2017 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.
BIOS dumps 9
Schematics 4
Boardviews 2
EC / KBC firmware 2
From the uploader
QCL00 LA-8241P REV 1.0(A00) 2012-02-10 UH2 UH6 & EC
Board facts
| Board number | LA-8241P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-8 |
| ODM project | QCL00 |
| Revisions | 1.0 |
| BIOS chip size | 4 MB |
| EC / KBC chip | KB9012, KB9012QF |
| GPU | 216-0834065 |
| Graphics | discrete GPU |
| First seen | 2017-01-26 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, Laptop & Desktop BIOS Files |
| About the number | Compal board numbers start with LA- for main boards and LS- for daughter boards. |
Laptops that use LA-8241P
- Dell Inspiron 5520
- Dell Vostro 3560-COMPAL
- Dell 7520
- Dell Inspiron 7520
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 |
| .bin | raw SPI flash image | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
| .brd | .brd boardview (Test_Link format) | OpenBoardView, FlexBV or 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 |
Questions
What BIOS chip size does LA-8241P use?
The BIOS images for LA-8241P are 4 MB.
Is there a boardview for LA-8241P?
Yes, 2 boardview files in .bdv and .brd format.
Which laptops use the LA-8241P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-8241P to the Dell Inspiron 5520, Dell Vostro 3560-COMPAL, Dell 7520 and Dell Inspiron 7520.
Who designed the LA-8241P board?
LA-8241P is a Compal 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.