MS-7957 – MSI HP 498 G3
The MS-7957 (MSI) motherboard is found in the HP 498 G3, HP ProDesk 400 G3 and HP ProDesk 400 G3 MT. The catalog lists 6 files for it: 3 BIOS files and 3 boardviews.
File names mention revision 1.0. BIOS images are 16 MB. First posted in January 2021 in BIOS Archive, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and Cyberlan Electronics.
BIOS dumps 3
Boardviews 3
Board facts
| Board number | MS-7957 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | MSI |
| Platform group | MS-7 |
| Revisions | 1.0 |
| BIOS chip size | 16 MB |
| First seen | 2021-01-16 |
| 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-7957
- HP 498 G3
- HP ProDesk 400 G3
- HP ProDesk 400 G3 MT
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 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 |
| .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-7957 use?
The BIOS images for MS-7957 are 16 MB.
Which laptops use the MS-7957 board?
Files in the catalog link MS-7957 to the HP 498 G3, HP ProDesk 400 G3 and HP ProDesk 400 G3 MT.
Who designed the MS-7957 board?
MS-7957 is an MSI board number.
Is there a boardview for MS-7957?
Yes, 3 boardview files 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.