MS-16GB1 – MSI CX61

MS-16GB1 is the MSI main board used in the MSI CX61 and MSI 0OD. 7 files are indexed for this board: 6 BIOS files, 1 schematic and 3 EC firmware images.

File names mention revision 3.0. BIOS images are 8 MB. The earliest file dates from April 2017 (BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics).

BIOS dumps 6

FileSizeRevAddedSource
2.7 MB
3.0
Get on Telegram BIOS Archive
8.0 MB
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Get on Telegram BIOS Archive
64 KB
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Get on Telegram BIOS Archive

Schematics 1

FileSizeRevAddedSource
1.6 MB
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Get on Telegram Schematics & Boardviews Archive +1 more

Board facts

Board numberMS-16GB1
Designed byMSI
Revisions3.0
BIOS chip size8 MB
First seen2017-04-13
Source channelsBIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics
About the numberMSI 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-16GB1

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

FormatWhat it isOpen with
.binraw SPI flash imagea CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer
.pdfPDF schematicany PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well
.rarRAR archive7-Zip or WinRAR
.zipZIP archive7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor

Questions

What BIOS chip size does MS-16GB1 use?

The BIOS images for MS-16GB1 are 8 MB.

Is there a boardview for MS-16GB1?

No boardview has been indexed for MS-16GB1 yet; the schematic is available on this page.

Which laptops use the MS-16GB1 board?

Files in the catalog link MS-16GB1 to the MSI CX61 and MSI 0OD.

Who designed the MS-16GB1 board?

MS-16GB1 is an MSI board number.

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.