LA-8868P – Samsung NP355E5X
The Samsung NP355E5X, Samsung NP355E5C and Samsung 3445EX are built on the LA-8868P board designed by Compal. The catalog lists 8 files for it: 4 BIOS files, 3 schematics and 1 EC firmware image.
File names mention revision 1.0. ODM project names: VBLE4 and VBLE5. The earliest file dates from March 2017 (BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Laptop & Desktop BIOS Files).
BIOS dumps 4
Schematics 3
EC / KBC firmware 1
From the uploader
Samsung NP355E5C, NP355E5X
LA-8868P Firmware Version P03ABG ( P0 x ABG )
Nombre del modelo: VBLE4 / VBLE5 (VBLEx)
BIOS + EC KB9012
Board facts
| Board number | LA-8868P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-8 |
| ODM project | VBLE4, VBLE5 |
| Revisions | 1.0 |
| EC / KBC chip | KB9012 |
| First seen | 2017-03-08 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Laptop & Desktop BIOS Files, Cyberlan Electronics |
| About the number | Compal board numbers start with LA- for main boards and LS- for daughter boards. |
Laptops that use LA-8868P
- Samsung NP355E5X
- Samsung NP355E5C
- Samsung 3445EX
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 |
| .zip | ZIP archive | 7-Zip, WinRAR or the built-in Windows extractor |
Questions
Is there a boardview for LA-8868P?
No boardview has been indexed for LA-8868P yet; the schematic is available on this page.
Who designed the LA-8868P board?
LA-8868P is a Compal board number used by Samsung.
Which laptops use the LA-8868P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-8868P to the Samsung NP355E5X, Samsung NP355E5C and Samsung 3445EX.
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.