MS-7978 – MSI Z170A GAMING M3
The MSI Z170A GAMING M3 is built on the MS-7978 board. 3 files are indexed for this board: 1 BIOS file, 1 schematic and 1 boardview.
File names mention revision 1.0 or 1.1. The earliest file dates from August 2022 (Cyberlan Electronics, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and BIOS Archive).
BIOS dumps 1
Schematics 1
Boardviews 1
Board facts
| Board number | MS-7978 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | MSI |
| Platform group | MS-7 |
| Revisions | 1.0, 1.1 |
| CPU generation | Intel 6th gen |
| First seen | 2022-08-27 |
| Source channels | Cyberlan Electronics, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, 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-7978
- MSI Z170A GAMING M3
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 |
|---|---|---|
| .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
Is there a boardview for MS-7978?
Yes, 1 boardview file in .cad format.
Who designed the MS-7978 board?
MS-7978 is an MSI board number.
Which laptops use the MS-7978 board?
Files in the catalog link MS-7978 to the MSI Z170A GAMING M3.
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.