MS-16P5 – MSI GP63
The MS-16P5 (MSI) motherboard is found in the MSI GP63. 5 files are indexed for this board: 2 BIOS files, 2 schematics, 1 boardview and 1 EC firmware image.
Revisions seen in file names: 0A. The BIOS dumps are 16 MB images. The earliest file dates from October 2021 (Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics and BIOS Archive).
BIOS dumps 2
Schematics 2
Boardviews 1
From the uploader
MS-16P5 MS-16P51 VER 1.0 N17E-G2-A1 SR3YY i7-8750H
Board facts
| Board number | MS-16P5 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | MSI |
| Platform group | MS-16P5 |
| Revisions | 0A |
| BIOS chip size | 16 MB |
| Flash chip | MX25L12873FM2I |
| CPU generation | Intel 8th gen |
| First seen | 2021-10-30 |
| Source channels | Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics, BIOS Archive |
| About the number | MSI board numbers start with MS-: MS-1xxxx for notebooks, MS-7xxx for desktop boards (also used in HP, Lenovo and other OEM PCs), MS-Vxxx for graphics cards. |
Laptops that use MS-16P5
- MSI GP63
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.
A boardview is the component placement map of the PCB: click a part or a net and the viewer highlights where it is and what it connects to. Used together with the schematic to find test points.
Tools to open these files
| Format | What it is | Open with |
|---|---|---|
| .bdv | Honhan .bdv boardview | OpenBoardView, FlexBV or Honhan BoardViewer |
| .cad | .cad boardview | FlexBV, OpenBoardView or BoardViewer |
| 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
What BIOS chip size does MS-16P5 use?
The BIOS images for MS-16P5 are 16 MB. Flash chips named in the files: MX25L12873FM2I.
Which laptops use the MS-16P5 board?
Files in the catalog link MS-16P5 to the MSI GP63.
Who designed the MS-16P5 board?
MS-16P5 is an MSI board number.
Is there a boardview for MS-16P5?
Yes, 1 boardview file in .bdv and .cad format.
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.