18790-1
The 18790-1 board comes from Wistron. The catalog lists 3 files for it: 2 BIOS files and 1 schematic.
The earliest file dates from August 2021 (BIOS Archive and Schematics & Boardviews Archive).
BIOS dumps 2
Schematics 1
Board facts
| Board number | 18790-1 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Wistron |
| Platform group | 18XXX |
| Graphics | discrete GPU, UMA (integrated) |
| First seen | 2021-08-11 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive |
| About the number | Wistron board numbers look like 15217-1; the first two digits usually indicate the design year. |
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
| Format | What it is | Open with |
|---|---|---|
| PDF schematic | any PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well | |
| .rar | RAR archive | 7-Zip or WinRAR |
| .zip | ZIP archive | 7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor |
| .bin | BIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin) | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
Questions
Who designed the 18790-1 board?
18790-1 is a Wistron board number used by Dell.
Is there a boardview for 18790-1?
No boardview has been indexed for 18790-1 yet; the schematic is available on this page.
Where do the download links go?
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