Request ibm mt 2199 Bios Update

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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joeyspawn
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Hi :)

I have an ibm mt 2199.
I have a 40GB HDD but this unit won't accept it.
Request a patch please?
I can send the origional bios if neccassary.
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There is a 2002 version of this bios but Lenovo has killed most of the IBM support archives. I will check and see if I have it offline somewhere. If I cannot find it we will have to patch your bios indeed.
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ok, found out where they have put the pcbbs/aptive folder.
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc ... 7jt01a.exe

this is the 2002 version which should support disks up to 137GB each.
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joeyspawn
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am testing now :o)
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ok, let us know the results :)
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