Aptiva BIOS Updates
 1/22/99 

On Friday January 22nd, 1999 IBM released newly updated BIOS versions pretty much across the board for the entire line of Pentium Aptiva systems. This was a pleasant surprise for many as for some of these systems the previous "current" versions were as much as two years old.

The following table lists the most current BIOS builds now available for Aptiva PCs, and the file name links lead to further details and the update files themselves. Following the table are links to more general information on BIOS and BIOS flashing.

BIOS Updates for IBM Aptiva PCs

Aptiva
Model
Graphics
Chipset
BIOS
File Name
BIOS
US Version
Last
Updated
2144-Mxx Trident MFLASH BO2US0W 1/22/99
2168-Mxx Trident MFLASH BGOUS1L 1/22/99
2144-Axx Trident ODYFLASH BO3US0I 1/22/99
2168-Axx Trident ODYFLASH BG2US0M 1/22/99
2134-C21 SiS COUFLASH BFLUS4N 2/11/99
2176-Cxx ATI Rage COUFLASH BSTUS4I 2/11/99
2176-Cxx SiS COUFLASH BFLUS4N 2/11/99
2159-Sxx ATI Rage COUFLASH BSTUS4I 2/11/99
2161-Cxx ATI Rage II VFLASH BVAUS4K 1/22/99
2162-Sxx ATI Rage II VFLASH BVAUS4K 1/22/99
2140-Lxx Trident IDFLASH BSWUS4G 1/22/99
2140-Lxx ATI Rage Pro IDFLASH BLXUS4M 1/22/99
2142-Sxx ATI Rage Pro IDFLASH BLXUS4M 1/22/99
2137-Exx ATI Rage II+ E26FIX JW3EN5E 3/17/98
2137-E24/E34 ATI Rage II+ XA1FLASH JW3EN5E 3/26/98
2153-Exx ATI Rage Pro FLYFLSH V70EN2B-4B-5H 10/22/98
2163-xxx Riva TNT 128 RVFLASH [video BIOS] 1/20/99

BIOS FAQ

What is a BIOS?
What is a "Flash BIOS"?
What is "flashing" a BIOS?
...and why is it done?
Is there any danger in flashing the BIOS?
What are the benefits from the latest BIOS files?
Are there any other alternatives?
Should I flash my Aptiva's BIOS?



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