LA-8691P – Lenovo IdeaPad Y400
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y400 is built on the LA-8691P board designed by Compal. The catalog lists 3 files for it: 3 BIOS files and 2 EC firmware images.
The earliest file dates from April 2021 (BIOS Archive).
BIOS dumps 3
Board facts
| Board number | LA-8691P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-8 |
| First seen | 2021-04-03 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive |
| About the number | Compal board numbers start with LA- for main boards and LS- for daughter boards. |
Laptops that use LA-8691P
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.
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
| Format | What it is | Open with |
|---|---|---|
| .bin | raw SPI flash image | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
| .rar | RAR archive | 7-Zip or WinRAR |
| .zip | ZIP archive | 7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor |
Questions
Who designed the LA-8691P board?
LA-8691P is a Compal board number used by Lenovo.
Which laptops use the LA-8691P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-8691P to the Lenovo IdeaPad Y400.
Where do the download links go?
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