Asus N550JV 1 MAIN BOARD Rev2.1

BIOSBoardview1 MB.fz

180 KB · first posted 2017-02-12 in BIOS Archive

What the file name tells us

Brand	Asus
Model	Asus N550JV
Revision	2.1
Kind	BIOS, Boardview
Format	.zip, .fz
Chip size	1 MB
Archive size	180 KB
First posted	2017-02-12
Channel	BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive

Parsed automatically from the file name and caption. Always compare the board number with the one printed on your board.

Same file in other posts

Channel	Posted	Size	Link
BIOS Archive	2017-02-12	180 KB	Open post
Schematics & Boardviews Archive	2017-09-05	179 KB	Open post

What this kind of file is 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 boardview is the component placement map of the PCB: click a part or a net and the viewer highlights where it is and what it connects to. Used together with the schematic to find test points.

Tools to open these files

Format	What it is	Open with
.zip	ZIP archive	7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor
.fz	ASUS-style .fz boardview	OpenBoardView or FlexBV
.bin	BIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin)	a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer