MBX-143 – Sony MS04

MBX-143 is the Foxconn main board used in the Sony MS04 and Sony VGN-FS. 4 files are indexed for this board: 1 BIOS file and 3 schematics.

Revisions seen in file names: 1.0. First posted in January 2017 in Cyberlan Electronics, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and BIOS Archive.

BIOS dumps 1

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512 KB
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Schematics 3

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1.9 MB
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Sony Vaio mbx-143
Schematic.pdf
1.1 MB
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1.5 MB
1.0
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Board facts

Board numberMBX-143
Designed byFoxconn
Revisions1.0
First seen2017-01-26
Source channelsCyberlan Electronics, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, BIOS Archive
About the numberSony VAIO main boards are named MBX-xxx; the same board also has an ODM (Quanta, Foxconn, Wistron, Compal) number.

Laptops that use MBX-143

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.

Tools to open these files

FormatWhat it isOpen with
.pdfPDF schematicany PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well
.rarRAR archive7-Zip or WinRAR
.binBIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin)a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer

Questions

Is there a boardview for MBX-143?

No boardview has been indexed for MBX-143 yet; the schematic is available on this page.

Who designed the MBX-143 board?

MBX-143 is a Foxconn board number used by Sony.

Which laptops use the MBX-143 board?

Files in the catalog link MBX-143 to the Sony MS04 and Sony VGN-FS.

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.