14257-2 – HP x360

The 14257-2 (Wistron) motherboard is found in the HP x360. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 2 files for this board — 1 BIOS file and 1 schematic.

The BIOS dumps are 8 MB images. First posted in February 2020 in Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics and BIOS Archive.

BIOS dumps 1

FileSizeRevAddedSource
4.3 MB
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Schematics 1

FileSizeRevAddedSource
2.1 MB
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Board facts

Board number14257-2
Designed byWistron
Platform group14XXX
BIOS chip size8 MB
First seen2020-02-09
Source channelsSchematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, BIOS Archive
About the numberWistron board numbers look like 15217-1; the first two digits usually indicate the design year.

Laptops that use 14257-2

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.

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
.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

Questions

What BIOS chip size does 14257-2 use?

The BIOS images for 14257-2 are 8 MB.

Who designed the 14257-2 board?

14257-2 is a Wistron board number used by HP.

Is there a boardview for 14257-2?

No boardview has been indexed for 14257-2 yet; the schematic is available on this page.

Which laptops use the 14257-2 board?

Files in the catalog link 14257-2 to the HP x360.

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.