Quanta VM9M – Dell Vostro 1015

The Dell Vostro 1015 is built on the Quanta VM9M board designed by Quanta. 3 files are indexed for this board: 1 BIOS file and 2 schematics.

BIOS images are 2 MB. The earliest file dates from September 2017 (Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics and BIOS Archive).

BIOS dumps 1

FileSizeRevAddedSource

Schematics 2

FileSizeRevAddedSource
quanta vm9m rev f3b
Schematic.pdf
1.1 MB
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Board facts

Board numberQuanta VM9M
Designed byQuanta
Platform groupVM9M
BIOS chip size2 MB
Flash chipW25Q16BVSIG
First seen2017-09-04
Source channelsSchematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, BIOS Archive
About the numberQuanta project codes (two to four characters) name the platform a DA0 board belongs to.

Laptops that use Quanta VM9M

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

What BIOS chip size does Quanta VM9M use?

The BIOS images for Quanta VM9M are 2 MB. Flash chips named in the files: W25Q16BVSIG.

Which laptops use the Quanta VM9M board?

Files in the catalog link Quanta VM9M to the Dell Vostro 1015.

Who designed the Quanta VM9M board?

Quanta VM9M is a Quanta board number used by Dell.

Is there a boardview for Quanta VM9M?

No boardview has been indexed for Quanta VM9M 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.