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System Support Disks

Document ID: DETR-444LC4

Aptiva - 2163/2164 Video BIOS update

Applicable to: Canada, United States

P/N rvflsh

Description Video BIOS update for Aptiva 2163 and 2164 systems.

P/N rvflsh

Name & Size (bytes) RVFLSH.TXT : 6344 RVFLSH.EXE : 896844

WWW URL(s) ftp://ftp.infania.net/pccbbs/aptiva/rvflsh.txt ftp://ftp.infania.net/pccbbs/aptiva/rvflsh.exe

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Disk Release Date:	20-01-99
Disk Version/Release:
Additional Information:	Systems supported: This diskette supports Aptiva 2163-504, 534, 540 and 570, and all 2164 systems. Description: When booted, this diskette updates the video BIOS on Aptiva 2163 systems. This video BIOS update write protects the video BIOS. Updating the video BIOS may help when the system is not displaying any video. Obtaining and extracting the update: 1. Format a high density 3.5 inch diskette. Be sure the diskette is error-free. (No bad clusters.) 2. Download RVFLASH.EXE to your hard drive. 3. Run RVFLSH.EXE to extract the files onto the diskette. Installation: 1. Start with the system to be updated off. 2. Insert the diskette which was created by RVFLASH.EXE. 3. Turn the system on. 4. The diskette will boot the system and automatically apply the video BIOS update. When the video BIOS is successfully updated, you will hear one beep. If the video BIOS update is unsuccessful, you will hear three beeps. 5. After you hear the single beep, remove the diskette and turn the system off. The update is complete. 6. If the video BIOS update was not successful, extract RVFLSH.EXE to another, different diskette and attempt the update again.

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	Disk Category	Video, BIOS
	Date Created	13-01-99
	Last Updated	02-04-99
	Revision Date	02-04-2000
	Brand	IBM Aptiva
	Product Family	Aptiva
	Machine Type	2163, 2164
	Model	504; 534; 540; 570; 631; 651; 731; 54Z; 55Z; 56Z; 702; 732; 734; 736; 73J; 73S; 74S; 70A; 73A; 70V; 73V; 70C; 73C
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