LA-9982P – Dell Inspiron 5537
The Dell Inspiron 5537, Dell Inspiron 15-R, Dell Inspiron 15R and Dell 5537-VBW01 are built on the LA-9982P board designed by Compal. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 21 files for this board — 12 BIOS files, 6 schematics, 3 boardviews and 1 EC firmware image.
Revisions seen in file names: 3.0, 1.0, 0.2 and 0.3. The BIOS dumps are 8 MB images. ODM project names: VBW01 and VBWO1. First posted in January 2017 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.
BIOS dumps 12
Schematics 6
Boardviews 3
Board facts
| Board number | LA-9982P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-9 |
| ODM project | VBW01, VBWO1 |
| Revisions | 3.0, 1.0, 0.2, 0.3 |
| BIOS chip size | 8 MB |
| Flash chip | 25Q64FV |
| Graphics | discrete GPU, UMA (integrated) |
| 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-9982P
- Dell Inspiron 5537
- Dell Inspiron 15-R
- Dell Inspiron 15R
- Dell 5537-VBW01
- Dell Inspiron 3537
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 |
| .brd | .brd boardview (Test_Link format) | OpenBoardView, FlexBV or BoardViewer |
| .cad | .cad boardview | FlexBV, OpenBoardView 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 |
| .bin | BIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin) | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
Questions
What BIOS chip size does LA-9982P use?
The BIOS images for LA-9982P are 8 MB. Flash chips named in the files: 25Q64FV.
Which laptops use the LA-9982P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-9982P to the Dell Inspiron 5537, Dell Inspiron 15-R, Dell Inspiron 15R, Dell 5537-VBW01 and Dell Inspiron 3537.
Is there a boardview for LA-9982P?
Yes, 3 boardview files in .bdv, .brd and .cad format.
Who designed the LA-9982P board?
LA-9982P 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.