Hello everyone,
I am currently working on an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58 that originally came in completely dead due to severe liquid damage. I would greatly appreciate the community’s help with a properly configured Clean ME region for my dump.
Here are the device details:
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Model: Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58
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Part Number: NH.QFMEY.004
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Serial Number: NHQFMEY004248079DB3400
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Motherboard Code: HH514 LA-L974 REV:1B
Troubleshooting Summary & Current State: After successfully repairing the liquid-damaged hardware components, I managed to bring the motherboard back to life.
When flashing its original dump, the board powers on, the fans spin up, and the keyboard backlight turns on. However, there is no display/POST, and the Caps Lock key is completely unresponsive.
Suspecting a corrupted ME region or BIOS data, I attempted to rebuild the 32MB image myself using mFIT (Intel Alder Lake v16 CSME). Unfortunately, with my rebuilt file, the power sequence halts: the board hangs at a steady 0.09A current draw. With my rebuilt file, the 5V, 3.3V, and 1.8V rails are present, but the 1.2V rail is missing (resistance is healthy at ~158 ohms, so there is no short).
Could an expert please take a look at my attached original programmer dump and help me rebuild it with a clean, unconfigured ME region?
Download Link for Original Dump: 20.38 MB file on MEGA
Thank you very much in advance for your time, expertise, and support.
Best regards.
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