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::[https://thetechstall.com/ The Tech Stall] - Would like to share with you all the resources you need to repair desktop and laptop motherboards for free to reduce e-waste and spare the environment.
::[https://theretroweb.com/ The Retro Web] - The Retro Web motherboard database, here you can find board photos, BIOS images, manuals and more!
Tools :Resources for reverse engineering closed-source software to identify bugs, debug, and resources necessary to succeed in an increasingly digital worldconduct penetration testing.
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'''The curralated list below provides a wide range of useful websites offering resources regarding repair of wide range of electronic devices.'''
::[https://www.eserviceinfo.com/ e-service info] - Here you can find free datasheets, service manuals, schema, schematic diagrams and software downloads, service menu and mode information, code calculators for many brands of equipment. Search in all service docs that are OCR'd.
::[https://www.docin.com/ DOCin] - Chinese datasheet and other documents website
::[https://www.badcapsespec.netws/ Badcapsespec.ws] [https://www.google.com/search?q=file%3Apdf%20site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fmonitor.espec.ws%2Ffiles 1e100 Dork] - Badcaps Electronics Repair Forum & Schematic SearchRussian 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.eserviceinfo.com/browse.php eServiceInfo] - Service manuals, schematics, documentation, programs, electronics, hobby ....
::[https://elektrotanya.com/keres Elektrotanya] - This site helps you to save the Earth from electronic waste! Schemetics, Service manuals, etc.
::[https://servlib.com/ ServLib] - The largest library of service manuals and schematics for Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, JBL. Repair information for electronics technicians. [https://github.com/AriZoneVibes/ServLibScrapper/ Scraper for ServLib].
::[https://www.freeservicemanuals.info FreeServiceManuals] - Free Service Manuals goal is to provide free schematics and (service) manuals for almost all brands of electronic devices.
::[http://www.nostatech.nl/ Nostatech] - Nostatech's Free Service Manuals goal is to provide free schematics and (service) manuals for almost all brands of electronic devices.
::[https://www.alldatasheet.com/ Alldatasheets] - Chinese datasheet database.
::[http://rom.by/ rom.by] - Russian website has verious rom dumps, datasheet and schematics
::[https://whycan.com whycan.com] - A Chinese embedded ARM development community offering a collection of schematics, SDKs for different platforms, datasheets, and firmware dumps.
::[https://www.s-manuals.com/ S-manuals.com] - Schematics, Service Manuals, ..
::[https://www.schematicsunlimited.com/ schematicsunlimited.com] - Download FREE diagrams, schematics, service manuals, operating manuals and other useful information for a variety of products. ====Portable computers, smartphones, videocards, printers, TVs====
'''The curralated list below provides a wide range of useful websites offering resources regarding repair of mostly smartphones, printers and laptops / notebooks.'''
::[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.
::[https://www.macdat.net/ macdat.net] - is a hobbyist-run website offering a detailed database of vintage laptop specs and Macintosh repair resources, including capacitor guides and service schematics.
::[https://www.electronica-pt.com/ Electrónica PT] - Portuguese community for basic and advanced electronics, electronic repair support center.
::[https://thetechstall.com/ The Tech Stall] - Download all the necessary tools for laptop and desktop motherboard diagnostics and fixes at no cost for free to reduce e-waste and spare the environment.
::[https://www.cyberforum.ru/notebook-circuit/ Cyberforum] - A Russian forum for programmers and system administrators also offering some schematics and boardview for repair.
::[https://www.alisaler.com/ AliSaler] - Website offering EC & Bios firmwares / bins, datasheets, boardviews, schematics, ic equivalent information, and programmer software for laptops.
::[https://www.alifixit.com/ AliFixit] - We believe in reviving technology and minimizing electronic waste. As our field is computers and laptops, we are here trying to provide as much stuff as possible for free to make our contribution.
::[https://www.indiafix.in/p/schematic-and-boardview-collection.html IndiaFix] - Free laptop schematic & boardviews downloads. Desktop bios dumps, and free repair tips.
::[http://printer1.blogspot.com/ printer1] - Collection of service manuals for printers and laptops.
::[https://www.tvservice.org/ TV Service] - is a Russian website offering datasheets and schematics for TV repair.
::[https://www.smarttvmanuals.net/ Smart Tv Manuals & Circuit Board Diagrams] - is a website offering datasheets and schematics for Smart TV repair.
::[https://www.informaticanapoli.it/manuali-di-servizio/ informaticanapoli] - Italian website that offers service manuals and schematics for various laptop brands.
::[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]=====
::[https://t.me/biosarchive biosarchive] - The largest channel of archived bios (firmwares) of laptops.
::[https://t.me/SMART_PHONE_SCHEMATICS SMART_PHONE_SCHEMATICS] - Colection Collection of smartphone schematics.
=====Software for opening Boardview files=====
::[[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====
::[https://theretroweb.com/ The Retro Web] - The Retro Web motherboard database, here you can find board photos, BIOS images, manuals and more!
::[https://soggi.org/ Soggi] - Retro hardware BIOS, firmware, drivers, manual, patches, tools, utilities, tech demos, other downloads and specifications available.
====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..
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===IC Equivlent Database===
'''This might be useful if you run into a problem were you don't have a exact matching replacement part. Now you can use the cross -reference search for an equivalent IC.'''
::[https://alltransistors.com/ All Transistors] - Datasheet. Cross Reference Search. Transistor Database.
::[https://octopart.com/ Octopart] - Lets you search for transistor datasheets but also allows you to filter by key specifications much like AllTransistors cross reference.
===Hardware pinouts (web-based)===
::[https://allpinouts.org/ allpinouts.org] - is a Web-based free content project to list cable and connectors pin-outs.
::[https://pinouts.ru/ pinouts.ru] - Handbook of hardware schemes, cables and connectors layouts pinouts.
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::<pre>https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=example+internal+site:fccid.io</pre>
::Note that there will be no results if the device does not have a wireless receiver or transmitter inside.<br> Some have used a off-the-shelf (OTS) wireless radio to avoid having to do a new FCC certification. In that case it is useless material and time saving to first quickly image search the ID to check for this.
::[https://fccid.io/search.php FCCID.io search direct link]
===Digital Education===
====Reverse engineeringEngineering Guides====
:Tools are great, and sometimes free! Without knowing how to use them, they can be a big waste of time. Better to spend your time learning the basics, then apply your knowledge.
::[https://github.com/mytechnotalent/Reverse-Engineering-Tutorial Reverse Engineering Tutorial] - A comprehensive reverse engineering tutorial covering x86, x64, 32-bit ARM & 64-bit ARM architectures.
=====Ghidra Documents====='''Class material linked from ghidra.re. Use <u>arrow keys on keyboard</u> to move through slides.'''======Beginner======::[https://ghidra.re/ghidra_docs/GhidraClass/Beginner/Introduction_to_Ghidra_Student_Guide.html Introduction to Ghidra Student Guide.]======Intermediate======::[https://ghidra.re/ghidra_docs/GhidraClass/Intermediate/Intermediate_Ghidra_Student_Guide.html Intermediate to Ghidra Student Guide.]======Advanced (PDF)======::[https://ghidra.re/ghidra_docs/GhidraClass/Advanced/improvingDisassemblyAndDecompilation.pdf Advanced (PDF).]======Advanced Development======::[https://ghidra.re/ghidra_docs/GhidraClass/AdvancedDevelopment/GhidraAdvancedDevelopment.html Advanced Development.]======Debugger======::[https://ghidra.re/ghidra_docs/GhidraClass/Debugger/README.html Debugger.]======BSim======::[https://ghidra.re/ghidra_docs/GhidraClass/BSim/README.html BSim.] =====IDA or Olly/x64dbg Material=====
::[[File:Reverse Engineering Malware IDA & Olly Basics 5 parts by otw v1.pdf|thumb]] - A Reverse Engineering Malware introduction and bare basics IDA & Olly x86 (5 parts) by otw.
::[https://github.com/Dump-GUY/Malware-analysis-and-Reverse-engineering Some publicly available Malware analysis and Reverse engineering] - is a curated list of awesome materials from the user Dump-GUY a former Forensic, Malware Analyst, Reverse Engineer. [https://www.youtube.com/c/DuMpGuYTrIcKsTeR Youtube channel].
=====x64dbg=====
::[https://help.x64dbg.com/en/latest/introduction/index.html x64dbg] - Introduction & documentation page.
=====Immunity Debugger=====
::[https://class.malware.re/stuff/nardella/basic-reverse-engineering-immunity-debugger-36982.pdf Basic Reverse Engineering with Immunity Debugger] - SANS Institute Information Security Reading Room. Basic Reverse Engineering x86 with Immunity Debugger.
=====Malware Reverse Engineering=====
::[https://github.com/CyberSecurityUP/Awesome-Malware-and-Reverse-Engineering Malware and Reverse Engineering Complete Collection] - Awesome Malware and Reverse Engineering collection by Joas.
=====Immunity DebuggerAnti Debugging Protection Techniques with Examples===========x86 (Win32)====== ::[https://anti-debug.checkpoint.com/ cp<r> Anti-Debug Tricks] - By Check Point Research: CPR, x86 & x64. ::[https://www.apriorit.com/dev-blog/367-anti-reverse-engineering-protection-techniques-to-use-before-releasing-software Anti Debugging Protection Techniques with Examples] - A lot of great examples provided by apriorit on their blog, x86 & x64. ::[https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/30815/An-Anti-Reverse-Engineering-Guide An-Anti-Reverse-Engineering-Guide] - By Joshua Tully hosted on CodeProject, Win32/x86 with examples. ::[https://www.openrce.org/reference_library/anti_reversing OpenRCE Anti Reversing Database] - Mostly if not all Win32/x86. The Anti Reverse Engineering Database provides the analysis and desription for a number of various anti debugging, disassembly and dumping tricks. This resource aims to help reverse engineers locate, identify and bypass such techniques. ::[[Media:The “Ultimate” Anti-Debugging.pdf]] - by Peter Ferrie (4 May 2011). This text contains a number of code snippets in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. ::[[Media:Anti-reverse engineering techniques by Jozef Miljak.pdf]] - An experimental study on which anti-reverse engineering technique are the most effective to protect your software from reversers, Win32/x86. ::[https://forum.tuts4you.com/files/file/1218-anti-reverse-engineering-guide/ Anti-Reverse Engineering Guide By Teddy Rogers] - An individual reading this should have a solid understanding of ASM, how computers handle memory, the Win32 Debugging API, and at least some knowledge of Windows internals. ======x64 (Win64)====== ::[https://anti-debug.checkpoint.com/ cp<r> Anti-Debug Tricks] - By Check Point Research: CPR, x86 & x64. ::[https://www.apriorit.com/dev-blog/367-anti-reverse-engineering-protection-techniques-to-use-before-releasing-software Anti Debugging Protection Techniques with Examples] - A lot of great examples provided by apriorit on their blog, x86 & x64.
::[https[Media://class.malware.re/stuff/nardella/basicThe “Ultimate” Anti-reverse-engineering-immunity-debugger-36982Debugging.pdf Basic Reverse Engineering with Immunity Debugger]] - SANS Institute Information Security Reading Roomby Peter Ferrie (4 May 2011). Basic Reverse Engineering x86 with Immunity DebuggerThis text contains a number of code snippets in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
====Machine code or virtual machine bytecode reference====
=====Assembly reference / manuals=====
======x86======
::[http://ref.x86asm.net/ Reference x86] - Reference X86 Opcode and Instructions (the holy x86 assembly bible).
======x86 Training======
::[https://x86re.com/1.html Reverse Engineering for Noobs Part 1] - Brief introduction to RE, executables, compiling, 32-bit x86 syntax, and stack frames.
::[https://x86re.com/2.html Reverse Engineering for Noobs Part 2: Portable Executable Files] - Breakdown of Portable Executable image file headers and sections.
======x86 and amd64======
::[https://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/ x86 and amd64 instruction reference] - Derived from the December 2023 version of the Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual.
=====Bytecode reference=====
::[http://pallergabor.uw.hu/androidblog/dalvik_opcodes.html Pallergabor] - Dalvik opcodes documentation with examples.
::[https://github.com/user1342/Awesome-Android-Reverse-Engineering Awesome-Android-Reverse-Engineering] - A curated list of awesome Android Reverse Engineering training, resources, and tools.
======Common Language Runtime (CLR) .NET======
::[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CIL_instructions Wikipedia] - List of CIL instructions.
::[https://github.com/stakx/ecma-335/blob/master/docs/TABLE_OF_CONTENTS.md ECMA-335 Documentation] - This Standard defines the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI).
====Reverse Engineering Challenges====
::[https://crackmes.one/ Crackmes.one] - is a simple place where you can download crackmes to improve your reverse engineering skills.
::[https://crackmy.app/ CrackMy.App] - is as place to share your crackmes, solve challenges, and climb the leaderboard in the ultimate reverse engineering community.
====Security Training Classes====
::[https://ost2.fyi/ OpenSecurityTraining2] - is a free, beta-stage online platform built on Open edX that offers in-depth cybersecurity and reverse-engineering courses like x86 assembly, kernel exploitation, and firmware analysis.
====Security CTF====
Capture the Flag (CTF) in computer security is an exercise in which participants attempt to find text strings, called "flags", which are secretly hidden in purposefully vulnerable programs or websites.<br>
Learn more about reverse engineering and cybersecurity start playing CTF's.
::[https://jaimelightfoot.com/blog/so-you-want-to-ctf-a-beginners-guide/ CTF Beginners Guide] - is intended to be a guide for beginners who have just started playing CTFs (or for people who have never played, but would like to).
::[https://ctflearn.com/ CTFlearn] - The most beginner-friendly way to get into hacking. Challenges Test your skills by hacking your way through hundreds of challenges.
::[https://ctf101.org/ CTF101] - a site documenting the basics of playing Capture the Flags. This guide was written and maintained by the OSIRIS Lab at New York University.
::[https://picoctf.org/ picoCTF] - is a free computer security education program with original content built on a capture-the-flag framework created by security and privacy experts.
::[https://microcorruption.com/ MicroCorruption] - is a online, embedded debugger that starts from scratch and introduces the very foundations of memory corruption. Great practice for learning the basics of binary exploitation.
::[https://echoctf.red/ echoctf.red] - A platform to develop, run and administer CTF competitions. The online echoCTF.RED platform user interfaces and codebase.
::[https://pwnable.kr/ Wargames Pwnable.kr] - is a non-commercial wargame site which provides various pwn challenges regarding system exploitation, including reverse engineering, web exploitation, and cryptography.
::[https://pwnable.tw/challenge/ Wargames Pwnable.tw] - is a wargame site for hackers to test and expand their binary exploiting skills. HOW-TO. Try to find out the vulnerabilities exists.
::[https://ctfsites.github.io/ More CTF sites] - A curated list of more CTF sites on Github.
====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).
::[https://github.com/TrustworthyComputing/csaw_esc_2023 csaw_esc_2023] - CSAW 2023 Embedded Security Challenge (Github repo).
::[https://github.com/TrustworthyComputing/csaw_esc_2022 csaw_esc_2022] - CSAW 2022 Embedded Security Challenge (Github repo).
::[https://github.com/TrustworthyComputing/csaw_esc_2021 csaw_esc_2021] - CSAW 2021 Embedded Security Challenge (Github repo).
::[https://github.com/TrustworthyComputing/csaw_esc_2019 csaw_esc_2019] - CSAW 2019 Embedded Security Challenge (Github repo).
====800 MHz AMPS Documentation====
::[https://wiki.recessim.com/w/images/8/86/Cellular_Telephone_Bible_With_SIDs.txt The Cellular Telephone Bible by Mike Larsen (1997)] Unlock codes and programming procedures of early 800 MHz analog AMPS cellular phones. This document also contains the system IDs (SID) of the 800 MHz analog service providers.
