16556-1 – Lenovo M18KT23A

16556-1 is the Wistron main board used in the Lenovo M18KT23A and Lenovo V310Z. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 3 files for this board — 2 BIOS files and 1 schematic.

BIOS images are 1 MB and 8 MB. First posted in April 2021 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.

BIOS dumps 2

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5.3 MB
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4.5 MB
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Schematics 1

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2.8 MB
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From the uploader

LENOVO V310Z MB 16556-1 8MB & 1MB BIOS
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Board facts

Board number16556-1
Designed byWistron
Platform group16XXX
BIOS chip size1 MB, 8 MB
First seen2021-04-18
Source channelsBIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics
About the numberWistron board numbers look like 15217-1; the first two digits usually indicate the design year.

Laptops that use 16556-1

  • Lenovo M18KT23A
  • Lenovo V310Z

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
.binraw SPI flash imagea CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer
.pdfPDF schematicany PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well
.rarRAR archive7-Zip or WinRAR
.zipZIP archive7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor

Questions

Who designed the 16556-1 board?

16556-1 is a Wistron board number used by Lenovo.

What BIOS chip size does 16556-1 use?

The BIOS images for 16556-1 are 1 MB and 8 MB.

Is there a boardview for 16556-1?

No boardview has been indexed for 16556-1 yet; the schematic is available on this page.

Which laptops use the 16556-1 board?

Files in the catalog link 16556-1 to the Lenovo M18KT23A and Lenovo V310Z.

Are these files free?

1 of the posts are marked VIP or paid in their source channel; the others are ordinary posts. ChambersDesignInc.com does not host or sell files.

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.