LA-6973P – Gateway NV55S
LA-6973P is the Compal main board used in the Gateway NV55S. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 3 files for this board — 1 BIOS file, 2 schematics and 1 EC firmware image.
File names mention revision 1.0. ODM project name: P5WS5. The earliest file dates from July 2018 (Schematics & Boardviews Archive, BIOS Archive and Cyberlan Electronics).
BIOS dumps 1
Schematics 2
Board facts
| Board number | LA-6973P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-6 |
| ODM project | P5WS5 |
| Revisions | 1.0 |
| First seen | 2018-07-11 |
| Source channels | Schematics & Boardviews Archive, BIOS Archive, Cyberlan Electronics |
| About the number | Compal board numbers start with LA- for main boards and LS- for daughter boards. |
Laptops that use LA-6973P
- Gateway NV55S
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| .bin | raw SPI flash image | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
| PDF schematic | any PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well | |
| .rar | RAR archive | 7-Zip or WinRAR |
Questions
Which laptops use the LA-6973P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-6973P to the Gateway NV55S.
Is there a boardview for LA-6973P?
No boardview has been indexed for LA-6973P yet; the schematic is available on this page.
Who designed the LA-6973P board?
LA-6973P is a Compal board number used by Gateway.
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.