MBX-202 – Sony PCG-7154M

MBX-202 is the Foxconn main board used in the Sony PCG-7154M. The catalog lists 5 files for it: 2 BIOS files and 3 schematics.

The earliest file dates from September 2017 (Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics and BIOS Archive).

BIOS dumps 2

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835 KB
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Get on Telegram BIOS Archive
790 KB
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Get on Telegram BIOS Archive

Schematics 3

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808 KB
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MBX-202 M790
Schematic.pdf
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Board facts

Board numberMBX-202
Designed byFoxconn
First seen2017-09-06
Source channelsSchematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, BIOS Archive
About the numberSony VAIO main boards are named MBX-xxx; the same board also has an ODM (Quanta, Foxconn, Wistron, Compal) number.

Laptops that use MBX-202

  • Sony PCG-7154M

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

FormatWhat it isOpen with
.pdfPDF schematicany PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well
.rarRAR archive7-Zip or WinRAR
.binBIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin)a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer

Questions

Is there a boardview for MBX-202?

No boardview has been indexed for MBX-202 yet; the schematic is available on this page.

Who designed the MBX-202 board?

MBX-202 is a Foxconn board number used by Sony.

Which laptops use the MBX-202 board?

Files in the catalog link MBX-202 to the Sony PCG-7154M.

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.