MS-14851 – MSI CX41
The MS-14851 (MSI) motherboard is found in the MSI CX41. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 3 files for this board — 2 BIOS files, 1 schematic and 1 EC firmware image.
File names mention revision 1.0. The earliest file dates from August 2018 (BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics).
BIOS dumps 2
Schematics 1
Board facts
| Board number | MS-14851 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | MSI |
| Platform group | MS-1485 |
| Revisions | 1.0 |
| Graphics | discrete GPU |
| First seen | 2018-08-27 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics |
| About the number | MSI board numbers start with MS-: MS-1xxxx for notebooks, MS-7xxx for desktop boards (also used in HP, Lenovo and other OEM PCs), MS-Vxxx for graphics cards. |
Laptops that use MS-14851
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Which laptops use the MS-14851 board?
Files in the catalog link MS-14851 to the MSI CX41.
Who designed the MS-14851 board?
MS-14851 is an MSI board number.
Is there a boardview for MS-14851?
No boardview has been indexed for MS-14851 yet; the schematic is available on this page.
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.