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BIOS Upgrade for IBM Aptiva 2177-10P - MVP3-586-8661-2A5LEU1
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2003 8:23 am
by Sesshoumaru
MVP3-586-8661-2A5LEU1DC-00
Computer info:
AMD K6-2 350 mhz
128mb ram
GeForce 2 MX-400 64 PCI
Micro$oft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 Optical
the basics...
how i find the bios upgrade for it?
IBM APTIVA 2177-10P
hanks in advance!
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 1:10 pm
by NickS
Some guy at Motherboards forums was looking for the 2177 BIOS as well, to get support for >32 Gb. See
here
Is yours later than 12/14/99 MVP3-586-8661-2A5LEU1DC-00 ?
WHy do you need a newer BIOS ?
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 2:34 pm
by Sesshoumaru
Yes, i need, my BIOS is not atualized a 2 years and i need some functions of BIOS and the old i have dont got (for example: to adjust the FSB..)
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 2:42 pm
by soupy
You will not get that functionality on an IBM motherboard, if it does not previously exist.
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:10 am
by Sesshoumaru
i can't adjust it on a IBM Motherboard?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:33 am
by soupy
It's rather unlikely. The big names, like IBM, Compaq & Gateway "dumb down" the BIOS to prevent users from doing what you want to do.
If you follow the link Nick provided, you'll see the manufacturer is gone, so any BIOS will need to come from IBM. If there's no jumpers to adjust FSB, and the CPU is currently auto-detected, you're probably s.o.l.
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:12 am
by Sesshoumaru
damn... IBM sucks!
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 1:48 pm
by NickS
If you can identify the clock generator chip (usually a small 20-40pin chip close to a small metal component usually marked "14.377" - the crystal) you may be able to use a utility such as SoftFSB to change the FSB.
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 11:48 pm
by Denniss
cpufsb/cpucool >
www.podien.de
Both should be able to help with your FSB settings
