Please Help, Bios Update
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:34 pm
Hi,
Here are the Full details of my PC please help me to find the right
bios upgrade before I kill my motherboard.
IBM Aptiva 2164-73A P III 500 MG HZ, 256 MG RAM
Program: Unicore BIOS Wizard Version 1.5
BIOS Date : 07/07/99
Bios Version: v3.2 66MEN4Q <---- my current bios version
BIOS Type : Acer OEM
BIOS ID : IBM8E000-I0C-990707-R04-Q0 EN
Chipset : Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Superio : SMC 70x or 80x rev 0 found at port 3F0h
From the above I've gathered that its an Intel motherboard with an
Acer Bios..
V66M is written on my motherboard's Bios
I am confused should I look for a bios upgrade for Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3 or V66M?
I know of one correct update that is from IBM aptiva support:-
Version 66MEN4Q Release Date 2000/04/24
I just applied this bios update but my bios remained the same :-
v3.2 66MEN4Q Release Date 07/07/99
How come after I applied the above bios update which was released on 2000/04/24 it did not change at least the release date of the bios?? is this right?
Here is where I got it from:-
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.ws ... us&lang=en
Please let me know if you know of the correct bios update for this motherboard and save me time from looking, I already wasted 2 days.
Thanks
Here are the Full details of my PC please help me to find the right
bios upgrade before I kill my motherboard.
IBM Aptiva 2164-73A P III 500 MG HZ, 256 MG RAM
Program: Unicore BIOS Wizard Version 1.5
BIOS Date : 07/07/99
Bios Version: v3.2 66MEN4Q <---- my current bios version
BIOS Type : Acer OEM
BIOS ID : IBM8E000-I0C-990707-R04-Q0 EN
Chipset : Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Superio : SMC 70x or 80x rev 0 found at port 3F0h
From the above I've gathered that its an Intel motherboard with an
Acer Bios..
V66M is written on my motherboard's Bios
I am confused should I look for a bios upgrade for Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3 or V66M?
I know of one correct update that is from IBM aptiva support:-
Version 66MEN4Q Release Date 2000/04/24
I just applied this bios update but my bios remained the same :-
v3.2 66MEN4Q Release Date 07/07/99
How come after I applied the above bios update which was released on 2000/04/24 it did not change at least the release date of the bios?? is this right?
Here is where I got it from:-
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.ws ... us&lang=en
Please let me know if you know of the correct bios update for this motherboard and save me time from looking, I already wasted 2 days.
Thanks