LA-F552P – Dell Alienware 17
The Dell Alienware 17 and Dell Alienware 17 R5 are built on the LA-F552P board designed by Compal. The catalog lists 3 files for it: 1 BIOS file and 2 schematics.
ODM project names: DDR51 and EDQ51. The earliest file dates from February 2021 (Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics and BIOS Archive).
BIOS dumps 1
Schematics 2
Board facts
| Board number | LA-F552P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-F |
| ODM project | DDR51, EDQ51 |
| First seen | 2021-02-16 |
| Source channels | Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, BIOS Archive |
| About the number | Compal board numbers start with LA- for main boards and LS- for daughter boards. |
Laptops that use LA-F552P
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 |
|---|---|---|
| .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 LA-F552P board?
LA-F552P is a Compal board number used by Dell.
Which laptops use the LA-F552P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-F552P to the Dell Alienware 17 and Dell Alienware 17 R5.
Is there a boardview for LA-F552P?
No boardview has been indexed for LA-F552P yet; the schematic is available on this page.
Where do the download links go?
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