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How-to identify your motherboard ?
Elbocadillo
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Hi,

I just need some help to identify the manufacturer of my Bios.
I´ve got an IBM Aptiva and the Bios ID is: IBM7000-M15-980818-R03-X
Where do I get an updated Bios-File for this one?

Please help me. :(
ajzchips
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Check the sticker on your BIOS for something like V66xx (or similar). If that were the case, your board is an ACER board.
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on the HP of Acer there´s no longer any kind of support for IBM Aptiva PC´s and I really need to know where I can get this update.
But I also don´t know which Aptiva model I´ve got. In the bios there is the information that it could be a 2151-87N but this model doesn´t exist.
So what can i do to find this out?
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ACER will never mention support for IBM PCs.
Have you checked the BIOS chip for a sticker?
Elbocadillo
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Yes there is a sticker and it is made by Acer
There are also these information

V70MA
Bios
U44
V.3.2.R03-SO
Acer Inc.

Where can i get an update?
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oh lord. Aptiva xxxx-xx ID number should be read from the back of the case. No wonder...
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ftp://ftp.acer.de/pc/v70ma/

Acer v70MA

The link above keeps bouncing back (firewall denying access) but it should work externally...
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Make sure you make a backup of your BIOS before flashing. I've heard of some IBM boards (made by ACER) which would hang when flashed with the ACER BIOS. Dunno why...
Elbocadillo
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Thanks to all, i will try to update with these information.

P.S. There is no sticker with a model type on my Aptiva because its second hand and the owner before took the sticker away.
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HWJ, update your links, they have relocated the stuff, no firewall problem this time:

ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/desktop ... ard/V70MA/
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I got the link through Google and I could not verify if it works or not. FTP directory retrival throughs IE into and endless accessing loop. Kind of bizarre. The one you posted above does the same thing.
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time for a decent FTP client then? Or find out where the FTP proxy is at?
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Depending on what station I am at I can use DOS FTP, but not all of them have it. I think Compaq has specifically setup the proxy to deny FTP requests through IE. But they did a crappy job of it or something.

Ah well its compaq, what are you going to do... 8)
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Thank you very much, the update was successful but it didn´t solve my problem, because this update is also too old. Is there a possibility to get one from this century. I want to upgrade my PC with an PCI Graphic-Card but i can´t disable the onboard.
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Keep the onboard card there - either it will be disabled automatically or it will work together with the new card.
Patched and tested BIOSes are at http://wims.rainbow-software.org
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