Aptiva Models
2161 and 2162

The Aptiva 2161/2162 were first marketed in mid 1997. Both systems have a Lucent Winmodem and a Crystal Soundcard in place of the fabled Mwave card.

Thank you IBM!

Hardware

Aptiva 2161 Motherboard and Processor Jumpers
Aptiva 2162 Motherboard and Processor Jumpers
System Overclock.
Aptiva 2161/2162 Service A System Memory.
Install a Third Party Graphics Card
Install a Second Hard Drive

Online Hardware Manuals

2161 IBM Technical Manual
2162 IBM Technical Manual

Software Upgrades

Aptiva 2161 Downloadable files
Aptiva 2162 Downloadable files
ATI 3D Rage drivers from IBM
ATI 3D Rage drivers from ATI
Crystal Soundcard drivers
Lucent Winmodem 56K Upgrade

General Information

What files can I delete?
How do I restore files?
My Rapid Resume doesn't work.
IE4 Compatibility
Aptiva Desktop Customization
Cannot load C:\WINDOWS\cwaudio.bin

"Official" Aptiva Support

Aptiva Support homepage for 2161 models
Aptiva Support homepage for 2162 models
More IBM Aptiva links

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