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::[https://github.com/0xsyr0/Awesome-Cybersecurity-Handbooks Awesome-Cybersecurity-Handbooks] - Big collection of documents for cybersecurity & reverse engineering.

===Consumer Rights Wiki & Foundation===

::[https://consumerrights.wiki/ Consumer Rights Wiki] - is a crowdsourced platform founded by Louis Rossmann and the FULU Foundation dedicated to documenting and exposing anti-consumer practices. It functions as a public database where users, journalists, and activists can research companies, products, software, and services to understand issues like repair restrictions, DRM, subscription lock-ins, and forced terms of service.

::[https://www.fulu.org/ FULU] - is the nonprofit Louis Rossmann founded to reform DMCA Section 1201 and run a public record of anti-consumer hardware and software practices. Its main project is consumer rights wiki. A database of bricked devices, revoked features, and DRM-locked consumables.

===Datasheets, boardviews, schematics, manuals===

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::[https://www.espec.ws/ espec.ws] [https://www.google.com/search?q=file%3Apdf%20site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fmonitor.espec.ws%2Ffiles 1e100 Dork]- Russian site for people specializing in the repair and development of electronic equipment or who want to learn how to do it. Has a archive with datasheets and schematics.

~~::[https://www.badcaps.net/ Badcaps] - Badcaps Electronics Repair Forum & Schematic Search.~~

::[https://www.eserviceinfo.com/browse.php eServiceInfo] - Service manuals, schematics, documentation, programs, electronics, hobby ....

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====Portable computers, smartphones, videocards, printers, TVs====

=====Apple Hardware=====

::[https://logi.wiki/index.php/Main_Page logi.wiki] - a crowdsourced, open-edit knowledge base specifically designed for electronics technicians focusing on logic board repairs. It primarily acts as a resource for microsoldering and '''Apple device repairs''' (like '''iPhones''' and '''MacBooks''').

'''The curralated list below provides a wide range of useful websites offering resources regarding repair of mostly smartphones, printers and laptops / notebooks.'''

::[https://www.elektroda.com/ Elektroda] - is one of the world's largest online communities and forums for electronics engineers, hobbyists, and students. Founded as a Polish portal in 1999, it has grown into a massive global network where over 3 million registered users collaborate on DIY projects, circuit repairs, hardware teardowns, and tech troubleshooting.

::[https://www.laboneinside.com/ Lab-One (laboneinside)] - is a small community focused on laptop chip-level repairing. It provides technical resources such as laptop BIOS bin files, schematic diagrams, boardview files, for repairing, and troubleshooting laptop motherboards.

::[https://vlab.su/ Vlab.su] - Russian virtual repair community. Virtual repair laboratory. Any problem can be solved together.

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::[https://www.s-manuals.com/notebook S-manuals.com] - Notebooks, Schematics, Service Manuals, ..

::[https://repo.palkeo.com/clevo-mirror/ palkeo Clevo Mirror] - Third party Clevo notebook bioses and manual mirror.

=====Laptop or smartphone Boardview / Schematic / Firmware [Groups]=====

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::[[Software_Tools#Tools_for_opening_CAD_or_Boardview_files|Tools for opening CAD or Boardview files.]]

====GPU Repair====

::[https://levirepair.eu/infusions/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=10&pid=72#post_72 LeviRepair] is a specialized online forum and community focused on technical GPU repair, diagnostics, and component-level troubleshooting. It acts as a knowledge base for repairing graphics cards, covering topics like VRAM testing, bios flashing, and hardware repairs for NVIDIA and AMD cards.

::[https://discord.gg/yXeM6eUjNe NorthWestRepair (Discord server)] - is a community specialized in dedicated graphics card repair at the component level, with many fans and repair specialists worldwide.

====Retro PC Hardware====

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::[https://soggi.org/ Soggi] - Retro hardware BIOS, firmware, drivers, manual, patches, tools, utilities, tech demos, other downloads and specifications available.

====Virtual Operating System Museum====

::[https://virtualosmuseum.org/ The Virtual OS Museum] - an epic collection of historically significant operating systems, representing more than 600 OSes across upwards of 250 platforms. It's all local, so you'll need a good few gigs of space.

====Vintage Audio Equipment Schematics / Manuals====

::[https://hifigoteborg.se/pdf/ HiFiGoteborg] - LoudAndProud HiFi Goteborg. Schematic archive of old forgotten Hi-Fi from the golden days.

====Paid sources (various fields)====

Most of the websites provide free service manuals and boardviews, '''but some unfortunately don't or have been PAYWALLED (badcaps.net as of 2026). '''

::[https://www.badcaps.net/ Badcaps] - Badcaps Electronics Repair Forum & Schematic Search <--- Pay 2 download..

::[https://vinafix.com/ Vinafix] - Vinafix Electronics Repair Forum & Schematic Search <--- Pay 2 download..

----

===BIOS updates, firmware, software drivers, and technical manuals===

====Third-party repositories====

::[https://driverscollection.com/ driverscollection.com] - is a third-party repository that hosts device drivers for Windows and other operating systems. It is often used to locate legacy or hard-to-find drivers for older hardware.

::[https://www.driverscape.com/ driverscape.com] - is a website that hosts and distributes hardware drivers for Windows computers, aimed at helping users update outdated drivers or find software for unsupported devices.

::[https://rebyte.me/en/ ReByte.me] - is a popular third-party repository and driver mirror site. It is widely used by system administrators, hardware enthusiasts, and IT professionals to locate and download legacy BIOS updates, firmware, software drivers, and technical manuals for older, discontinued computer hardware (such as legacy Intel server motherboards and network devices).

::[https://www.nodevice.com/ NoDevice] - is a large online library that provides free Windows device drivers, user manuals, and repair service guides.

::[https://driverslab.ru/ driverslab.ru] - is a Russian-language third-party catalog and website that provides downloadable device drivers and software for Windows PCs.

/!\ '''Note''': Many third-party driver download sites may bundle ads or redirect through installer software. Always scan files with antivirus and prefer official sources when possible.

Manufacturer support sites are the most reliable source, when available..

===FTP File Indexing Service Search Engine===

::[https://www.mmnt.ru/ (М А М О Н Т) mmnt.ru] - is a Russian-language internet search website that historically positioned itself as a multiservice search engine with a focus on searching the web and FTP file archives.

===P2P File Search Engines===

::[https://toorgle.com/ Toorgle]

::[https://btdig.com/ BTDig.com]

::[http://btdigggink2pdqzqrik3blmqemsbntpzwxottujilcdjfz56jumzfsyd.onion/ BTDigg onion]

::[https://bt4gprx.com/ bt4gprx.com]

::[https://snowfl.com/ snowfl.com]

::[https://torrentparadise.net/ torrentparadise.net]

::[https://bitsearch.eu/ bitsearch.eu]

::[https://torrentseeker.com/ torrentseeker.com]

<u>Always</u> verify that the content you access '''complies''' with applicable '''copyright laws'''.

===SMD Marking Codes Database===

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====Embedded security Challenge (ESC)====

::[https://github.com/TrustworthyComputing/csaw_esc_2025 csaw_esc_2025] - CSAW 2025 Embedded Security Challenge (Github repo).

::[https://github.com/TrustworthyComputing/csaw_esc_2024 csaw_esc_2024] - CSAW 2024 Embedded Security Challenge (Github repo).

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 ::[https://github.com/0xsyr0/Awesome-Cybersecurity-Handbooks Awesome-Cybersecurity-Handbooks] - Big collection of documents for cybersecurity & reverse engineering.
+===Consumer Rights Wiki & Foundation===
+::[https://consumerrights.wiki/ Consumer Rights Wiki] -  is a crowdsourced platform founded by Louis Rossmann and the FULU Foundation dedicated to documenting and exposing anti-consumer practices. It functions as a public database where users, journalists, and activists can research companies, products, software, and services to understand issues like repair restrictions, DRM, subscription lock-ins, and forced terms of service.
+::[https://www.fulu.org/ FULU] - is the nonprofit Louis Rossmann founded to reform DMCA Section 1201 and run a public record of anti-consumer hardware and software practices. Its main project is consumer rights wiki. A database of bricked devices, revoked features, and DRM-locked consumables.
 ===Datasheets, boardviews, schematics, manuals===
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 ::[https://www.espec.ws/ espec.ws] [https://www.google.com/search?q=file%3Apdf%20site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fmonitor.espec.ws%2Ffiles 1e100 Dork]- Russian site for people specializing in the repair and development of electronic equipment or who want to learn how to do it. Has a archive with datasheets and schematics.
-::[https://www.badcaps.net/ Badcaps] - Badcaps Electronics Repair Forum & Schematic Search.
 ::[https://www.eserviceinfo.com/browse.php eServiceInfo] - Service manuals, schematics, documentation, programs, electronics, hobby ....
@@ Line 51: / Line 55: @@
 ====Portable computers, smartphones, videocards, printers, TVs====
+=====Apple Hardware=====
+::[https://logi.wiki/index.php/Main_Page logi.wiki] - a crowdsourced, open-edit knowledge base specifically designed for electronics technicians focusing on logic board repairs. It primarily acts as a resource for microsoldering and '''Apple device repairs''' (like '''iPhones''' and '''MacBooks''').
 '''The curralated list below provides a wide range of useful websites offering resources regarding repair of mostly smartphones, printers and laptops / notebooks.'''
+::[https://www.elektroda.com/ Elektroda] - is one of the world's largest online communities and forums for electronics engineers, hobbyists, and students. Founded as a Polish portal in 1999, it has grown into a massive global network where over 3 million registered users collaborate on DIY projects, circuit repairs, hardware teardowns, and tech troubleshooting.
+::[https://www.laboneinside.com/ Lab-One (laboneinside)] - is a small community focused on laptop chip-level repairing. It provides technical resources such as laptop BIOS bin files, schematic diagrams, boardview files, for repairing, and troubleshooting laptop motherboards.
 ::[https://vlab.su/ Vlab.su] - Russian virtual repair community. Virtual repair laboratory. Any problem can be solved together.
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 ::[https://www.s-manuals.com/notebook S-manuals.com] - Notebooks, Schematics, Service Manuals, ..
+::[https://repo.palkeo.com/clevo-mirror/ palkeo Clevo Mirror] - Third party Clevo notebook bioses and manual mirror.
 =====Laptop or smartphone Boardview / Schematic / Firmware [Groups]=====
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 ::[[Software_Tools#Tools_for_opening_CAD_or_Boardview_files|Tools for opening CAD or Boardview files.]]
+====GPU Repair====
+::[https://levirepair.eu/infusions/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=10&pid=72#post_72 LeviRepair] is a specialized online forum and community focused on technical GPU repair, diagnostics, and component-level troubleshooting. It acts as a knowledge base for repairing graphics cards, covering topics like VRAM testing, bios flashing, and hardware repairs for NVIDIA and AMD cards.
+::[https://discord.gg/yXeM6eUjNe NorthWestRepair (Discord server)] - is a community specialized in dedicated graphics card repair at the component level, with many fans and repair specialists worldwide.
 ====Retro PC Hardware====
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 ::[https://soggi.org/ Soggi] - Retro hardware BIOS, firmware, drivers, manual, patches, tools, utilities, tech demos, other downloads and specifications available.
+====Virtual Operating System Museum====
+::[https://virtualosmuseum.org/ The Virtual OS Museum] - an epic collection of historically significant operating systems, representing more than 600 OSes across upwards of 250 platforms. It's all local, so you'll need a good few gigs of space.
 ====Vintage Audio Equipment Schematics / Manuals====
 ::[https://hifigoteborg.se/pdf/ HiFiGoteborg] - LoudAndProud HiFi Goteborg. Schematic archive of old forgotten Hi-Fi from the golden days.
+====Paid sources (various fields)====
+Most of the websites provide free service manuals and boardviews, '''but some unfortunately don't or have been PAYWALLED (badcaps.net as of 2026). '''
+::[https://www.badcaps.net/ Badcaps] - Badcaps Electronics Repair Forum & Schematic Search <--- Pay 2 download..
+::[https://vinafix.com/ Vinafix] - Vinafix Electronics Repair Forum & Schematic Search <--- Pay 2 download..
 ----
+===BIOS updates, firmware, software drivers, and technical manuals===
+====Third-party repositories====
+::[https://driverscollection.com/ driverscollection.com] - is a third-party repository that hosts device drivers for Windows and other operating systems. It is often used to locate legacy or hard-to-find drivers for older hardware.
+::[https://www.driverscape.com/ driverscape.com] - is a website that hosts and distributes hardware drivers for Windows computers, aimed at helping users update outdated drivers or find software for unsupported devices.
+::[https://rebyte.me/en/ ReByte.me] - is a popular third-party repository and driver mirror site. It is widely used by system administrators, hardware enthusiasts, and IT professionals to locate and download legacy BIOS updates, firmware, software drivers, and technical manuals for older, discontinued computer hardware (such as legacy Intel server motherboards and network devices).
+::[https://www.nodevice.com/ NoDevice] - is a large online library that provides free Windows device drivers, user manuals, and repair service guides.
+::[https://driverslab.ru/ driverslab.ru] - is a Russian-language third-party catalog and website that provides downloadable device drivers and software for Windows PCs.
+/!\ '''Note''': Many third-party driver download sites may bundle ads or redirect through installer software. Always scan files with antivirus and prefer official sources when possible.
+Manufacturer support sites are the most reliable source, when available..
+===FTP File Indexing Service Search Engine===
+::[https://www.mmnt.ru/ (М А М О Н Т) mmnt.ru] - is a Russian-language internet search website that historically positioned itself as a multiservice search engine with a focus on searching the web and FTP file archives.
+===P2P File Search Engines===
+::[https://toorgle.com/ Toorgle]
+::[https://btdig.com/ BTDig.com]
+::[http://btdigggink2pdqzqrik3blmqemsbntpzwxottujilcdjfz56jumzfsyd.onion/ BTDigg onion]
+::[https://bt4gprx.com/ bt4gprx.com]
+::[https://snowfl.com/ snowfl.com]
+::[https://torrentparadise.net/ torrentparadise.net]
+::[https://bitsearch.eu/ bitsearch.eu]
+::[https://torrentseeker.com/ torrentseeker.com]
+<u>Always</u> verify that the content you access '''complies''' with applicable '''copyright laws'''.
 ===SMD Marking Codes Database===
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 ====Embedded security Challenge (ESC)====
+::[https://github.com/TrustworthyComputing/csaw_esc_2025 csaw_esc_2025] - CSAW 2025 Embedded Security Challenge (Github repo).
 ::[https://github.com/TrustworthyComputing/csaw_esc_2024 csaw_esc_2024] - CSAW 2024 Embedded Security Challenge (Github repo).