12291-2 BIOS Dump

Part of 12291-2

12291-2: 9 BIOS files found in the source channels. The board is used in the Lenovo ThinkPad W541 and Lenovo ThinkPad W540. 7 of them are marked as tested by the uploader.

BIOS files 9

From the uploader

THINKPAD W541 LKM-1 WS MB 12291-2 48.4L013.021 CPU i7 4710M SR17C G31428 N15P-Q1-A2

Laptops that use 12291-2

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.

Tools to open these files

FormatWhat it isOpen with
.rarRAR archive7-Zip or WinRAR
.zipZIP archive7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor
.binBIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin)a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer