MS-7918 – MSI Z97 GAMING 3
The MSI Z97 GAMING 3 is built on the MS-7918 board. ChambersDesignInc.com has indexed 4 files for this board — 2 BIOS files, 1 schematic and 1 boardview.
File names mention revision 1.0. First posted in November 2021 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.
BIOS dumps 2
Schematics 1
Boardviews 1
Board facts
| Board number | MS-7918 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | MSI |
| Platform group | MS-7 |
| Revisions | 1.0 |
| First seen | 2021-11-06 |
| Source channels | BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, Cyberlan Electronics |
| 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-7918
- MSI Z97 GAMING 3
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 |
| 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
Is there a boardview for MS-7918?
Yes, 1 boardview file in .bdv format.
Who designed the MS-7918 board?
MS-7918 is an MSI board number.
Which laptops use the MS-7918 board?
Files in the catalog link MS-7918 to the MSI Z97 GAMING 3.
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.