MS-16J31 – MSI 2QE

MS-16J31 is the MSI main board used in the MSI 2QE and MSI GP62. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 2 files for this board — 1 BIOS file and 1 schematic.

Revisions seen in file names: 1.0. First posted in November 2020 in BIOS Archive and Schematics & Boardviews Archive.

BIOS dumps 1

FileSizeRevAddedSource
3.2 MB
1.0
Get on Telegram BIOS Archive

Schematics 1

FileSizeRevAddedSource
8.9 MB
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Get on Telegram Schematics & Boardviews Archive

Board facts

Board numberMS-16J31
Designed byMSI
Platform groupMS-16J3
Revisions1.0
First seen2020-11-25
Source channelsBIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive
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-16J31

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

Who designed the MS-16J31 board?

MS-16J31 is an MSI board number.

Is there a boardview for MS-16J31?

No boardview has been indexed for MS-16J31 yet; the schematic is available on this page.

Which laptops use the MS-16J31 board?

Files in the catalog link MS-16J31 to the MSI 2QE and MSI GP62.

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.