LA-A963P – Dell Latitude E7450
The LA-A963P (Compal) motherboard is found in the Dell Latitude E7450. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 5 files for this board — 4 BIOS files, 1 boardview and 1 EC firmware image.
File names mention revision 1.0. The BIOS dumps are 4 MB and 8 MB images. ODM project names: ZBU11 and ZBU10. The earliest file dates from November 2018 (BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics).
BIOS dumps 4
Boardviews 1
From the uploader
Model: Dell Latitude E7450
Platforma: Compal ZBU11 LA-A963P rev.1.0
CPU: Intel I7-5600U
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 840M N15S-GT-S-A2
KBC: MEC 5085-LZY
BIOS: UC3: W25Q32FV + UC2: W25Q64FV
DELL LATITUDE E7450 ZBU11 LA-A963P REV 1.0 i7-5600U 840M N15S-GT-S-A2 BIOS & EC & KBEC
Board facts
| Board number | LA-A963P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-A |
| ODM project | ZBU11, ZBU10 |
| Revisions | 1.0 |
| BIOS chip size | 4 MB, 8 MB |
| Flash chip | W25Q32FV, W25Q64FV |
| CPU generation | Intel 5th gen |
| First seen | 2018-11-12 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics |
| About the number | Compal board numbers start with LA- for main boards and LS- for daughter boards. |
Laptops that use LA-A963P
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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| .bdv | Honhan .bdv boardview | OpenBoardView, FlexBV or Honhan BoardViewer |
| .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 LA-A963P board?
LA-A963P is a Compal board number used by Dell.
Is there a boardview for LA-A963P?
Yes, 1 boardview file in .bdv format.
What BIOS chip size does LA-A963P use?
The BIOS images for LA-A963P are 4 MB and 8 MB. Flash chips named in the files: W25Q32FV and W25Q64FV.
Which laptops use the LA-A963P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-A963P to the Dell Latitude E7450.
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.