NM-C531 – Lenovo Legion Y540 17IRH
The NM-C531 (LCFC) motherboard is found in the Lenovo Legion Y540 17IRH. The catalog lists 3 files for it: 1 BIOS file and 2 schematics.
Revisions seen in file names: 2.0. The earliest file dates from August 2022 (Cyberlan Electronics, Schematics & Boardviews Archive and BIOS Archive).
BIOS dumps 1
Schematics 2
Board facts
| Board number | NM-C531 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | LCFC |
| Platform group | NM-C |
| Revisions | 2.0 |
| GPU | N18E-G1 |
| Graphics | discrete GPU |
| First seen | 2022-08-03 |
| Source channels | Cyberlan Electronics, Schematics & Boardviews Archive, BIOS Archive |
| About the number | LCFC is Lenovo's joint venture with Compal; its main boards use NM- numbers and sub-boards NS- numbers. |
Laptops that use NM-C531
- Lenovo Legion Y540 17IRH
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
| Format | What it is | Open with |
|---|---|---|
| PDF schematic | any PDF reader; Sumatra PDF and Foxit handle large schematics well | |
| .rar | RAR archive | 7-Zip or WinRAR |
| .bin | BIOS image inside the archive (usually .bin) | a CH341A, XGecu T48 / TL866II Plus or RT809H programmer |
Questions
Which laptops use the NM-C531 board?
Files in the catalog link NM-C531 to the Lenovo Legion Y540 17IRH.
Who designed the NM-C531 board?
NM-C531 is an LCFC board number used by Lenovo.
Is there a boardview for NM-C531?
No boardview has been indexed for NM-C531 yet; the schematic is available on this page.
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.