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System Support Disks

Document ID: DETR-3X3QA5

Aptiva -- 2153 CD-ROM Microcode Update

Applicable to: Canada, United States


P/N
2153cdg

Description
CD-ROM firmware update for 2153-E2N and 2153-E3N systems.

P/N
2153cdg

Name & Size (bytes)
2153CDK.EXE : 428852
2153CDK.TXT : 282

WWW URL(s)
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/aptiva/2153cdk.exe
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/aptiva/2153cdk.txt

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The files can be obtained

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From the Archive Database -
LN V3 - IBM PC Service Information Archive Database - CD1 1997
LN V4 - IBM PC Service Information Archive Database - CD1a 1997
- : or as indicated below:-

In the interests of database management, the disk attachments have been removed.
Please download the files from the WWW Url(s) as shown above.

Disk Release Date:

12-08-98

Disk Version/Release:

Additional Information:

The microcode controlling your CD-ROM drive may need to be updated to improve the functionality of the drive. This is accomplished by installing new code into the Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, or EEPROM, located inside the CD-ROM.

First, you must determine if your CD-ROM drive requires the upgrade. Follow these steps:

1) Power-on the computer.
2) When the Windows 98 desktop is reached, right click my computer, highlight properties and click on it.
3) Click the tab marked Device Manager, and then click on the plus symbol next to the CD-ROM symbol.
4) Highlight ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVE - 32X, then click on the button labeled Properties at the bottom of the Device Manager panel.
5) Click the Settings tab on the ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVE panel.
6) Check the firmware revision number located at the top left of the screen. It will show something like 32CP.

If the firmware revision is 32KP or less, you should download and install the updated microcode. An example of a lesser level of microcode is 32CP.

Follow the instructions below to install the updated microcode:

First, you must extract the file you have downloaded to a diskette. You will need a 1.4 megabye 3.5" diskette for this. Please follow the following steps:

1) Insert the diskette into your machine.
2) From Windows Explorer or a command prompt, execute 2153CDK.EXE.
3) Follow the prompts to write the file to the diskette.

To install the microcode update to your system, follow the following steps:

1) Shut the system down normally. (Click on Start | Shutdown. Select "Shut Down" and click OK.)
2) Be sure the diskette you created in the steps above is inserted into the floppy disk drive.
3) Boot the system. The update will be installed automatically.
4) After the update has been installed, remove the diskette and restart the system.

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CD-ROM Drives

Date Created

05-08-98

Last Updated

14-01-99

Revision Date

14-01-2000

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

Aptiva

Machine Type

2153

Model

E2N; E3N

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