On Thursday, June 09, 2011 11:20:13 WestHurley ComputerReCycling wrote: > Am thinking of upgrading an old IBM Aptiva E190 (Model # 2170190) BIOS. > It still has version V75EN4C (08/24/99). > > Has anyone done this on an Aptiva? Any suggestions?
Apparently at some point the Aptiva line waas moved over to Lenovo. Lenovo has model numbers for the Aptiva line using 4 digits, so I guessed that the first 4 digits of the model # (2170) was what was needed. The latest BIOS for model Lenovo Aptiva 2170 is version V75EN2E and V75EN4E Release Date: 2000/11/10 I found a bunch of stuff on the Aptiva 2170 at the following link. I suggest looking at the "User Gudes and manuals" link and getting the Hardware Maintenance Manual to verify that this is the same system: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?template=/product.do?template=%2Fproductpage%2Flandingpages%2FproductPageLandingPage.vm&validate=true&sitestyle=lenovo&&Brand=Desktops&brandind=11&Family=Aptiva&familyind=50004&doctypeind=9&Type=2170&machineind=65955 And then the BIOS download area is here: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-4JSSC9 -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jul 6 - Arduino-palooza Aug 3 - Scala - 100th MHVLUG meeting Sep 7 - Thing-o-Matic
