6050A2545601 – HP 242 G1
The HP 242 G1 and HP Envy M4 are built on the 6050A2545601 board designed by Inventec. 4 files are indexed for this board: 2 BIOS files, 2 boardviews and 1 EC firmware image.
Revisions seen in file names: A02. ODM project name: PANDA. First posted in September 2017 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.
BIOS dumps 2
Boardviews 2
Board facts
| Board number | 6050A2545601 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Inventec |
| ODM project | PANDA |
| Revisions | A02 |
| First seen | 2017-09-07 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics |
| About the number | Inventec board numbers are 6050A followed by seven digits; the -MB-Axx suffix is the board revision. |
Laptops that use 6050A2545601
- HP 242 G1
- HP Envy M4
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 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.
EC (embedded controller) firmware runs the keyboard controller, power sequencing, battery charging and fans. Depending on the board it lives in a separate chip (ENE KB9012, ITE IT85xx, Nuvoton NPCE) or inside the main SPI image, so check which applies before flashing.
Tools to open these files
| Format | What it is | Open with |
|---|---|---|
| .brd | .brd boardview (Test_Link format) | OpenBoardView, FlexBV or BoardViewer |
| .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
Which laptops use the 6050A2545601 board?
Files in the catalog link 6050A2545601 to the HP 242 G1 and HP Envy M4.
Who designed the 6050A2545601 board?
6050A2545601 is an Inventec board number used by HP.
Is there a boardview for 6050A2545601?
Yes, 2 boardview files in .brd format.
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.