LA-K036P – Dell Vostro GDI5A
The Dell Vostro GDI5A and Dell Inspiron 3501 are built on the LA-K036P board designed by Compal. 5 files are indexed for this board: 4 BIOS files and 1 schematic.
Revisions seen in file names: 1.0. BIOS images are 8 MB and 16 MB. ODM project name: GDI50. The earliest file dates from May 2023 (BIOS Archive and Schematics & Boardviews Archive).
BIOS dumps 4
Schematics 1
Board facts
| Board number | LA-K036P |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Compal |
| Platform group | LA-K |
| ODM project | GDI50 |
| Revisions | 1.0 |
| BIOS chip size | 8 MB, 16 MB |
| CPU generation | Intel 11th gen |
| First seen | 2023-05-22 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive |
| About the number | Compal board numbers start with LA- for main boards and LS- for daughter boards. |
Laptops that use LA-K036P
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 |
| .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 LA-K036P board?
Files in the catalog link LA-K036P to the Dell Vostro GDI5A and Dell Inspiron 3501.
Who designed the LA-K036P board?
LA-K036P is a Compal board number used by Dell.
Is there a boardview for LA-K036P?
No boardview has been indexed for LA-K036P yet; the schematic is available on this page.
Are these files free?
1 of the posts are marked VIP or paid in their source channel; the others are ordinary posts. ChambersDesignInc.com does not host or sell files.
What BIOS chip size does LA-K036P use?
The BIOS images for LA-K036P are 8 MB and 16 MB.
Where do the download links go?
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