NumberNine SavageReality 4 video BIOS update README

This package performs a flash update of the video basic
input/output system (BIOS) that controls the NumberNine video
adapter that comes preinstalled in your IBM(R) Aptiva(R) computer.

NOTE:  BIOS is programming that controls low-level hardware 
operations, including interactions with diskette drives, hard
disk drives, and the keyboard.  The BIOS is stored on a chip.
Your computer uses flash BIOS, which can be updated through a
program on a flash diskette so that you do not have to replace
the BIOS chip to update the BIOS. 

This update package is intended for IBM Aptiva machine type
2178-xx that come with a NumberNine video adapter with 8 MB of
static dynamic random access memory (SDRAM).


Print this file so that you can refer to it during the
installation.  


Downloading the update
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1. Click the file link to download the file from the Web page.
2. When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save
   the downloaded file.

Extracting the update
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1. Click Start -> Find -> Files and folders.
2. Insert a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette into the diskette drive.
3. Type e50t09a.exe in the search box, then click Find Now. This
   will locate the e50t09a.exe file you just downloaded.
4. Double-click the icon for e50t09a.exe.
5. Follow the onscreen prompts. The necessary files will be
   extracted to the diskette.


Installing the update
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1. Close all open applications.
2. Leaving the diskette inserted in the diskette drive, Shutdown
   and restart your computer.
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to install the firmware update.
4. When prompted, remove the diskette from the diskette drive, and
   restart the computer. The update is now complete.


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