DA0GD2MB8E0 – Sony VGN-CS
The DA0GD2MB8E0 (Quanta) motherboard is found in the Sony VGN-CS. 5 files are indexed for this board: 4 BIOS files and 1 schematic.
Revisions seen in file names: E and 2A. First posted in September 2017 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.
BIOS dumps 4
Schematics 1
Board facts
| Board number | DA0GD2MB8E0 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Quanta |
| Also known as | MBX-196, Quanta GD2, Quanta MBX |
| Revisions | E, 2A |
| First seen | 2017-09-06 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics |
| About the number | Quanta board numbers follow the pattern DA + project code + MB + suffix, where the second-to-last letter is the PCB revision. |
Laptops that use DA0GD2MB8E0
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 |
| .bin | BIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin) | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
Questions
Who designed the DA0GD2MB8E0 board?
DA0GD2MB8E0 is a Quanta board number used by Sony.
Is there a boardview for DA0GD2MB8E0?
No boardview has been indexed for DA0GD2MB8E0 yet; the schematic is available on this page.
Which laptops use the DA0GD2MB8E0 board?
Files in the catalog link DA0GD2MB8E0 to the Sony VGN-CS.
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.