IBM PS/ValuePoint 6382, 6384, 6387 (PS/VP II), 425SX/S BIOS Driver

IBM PS/ValuePoint 6382, 6384, 6387 (PS/VP II), 425SX/S Driver. This is the latest/only (that I can find) BIOS update to suit IBM "Machine Type 6283" computers such as the PS/ValuePoint 425SX/S.

This upgraded mine from L6ET58AUK to L6ET58AUS

This model is not to be confused with the MicroStar MS-6283 here:

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=291&kind=1

or the Medion MD-6283 here:

http://www.treiberupdate.de/treiber-download/download-36082-treiber-Medion-Medion%20Bios%20Update%20MD%206382%20(Rev%202.0).html

I expect this file was originally in ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/valuepnt/ but that directory was emptied on 13 Apr 2003

This update was not easy to find, but I eventually found it here: http://files.chatnfiles.com/Cream_Of_The_Crop_3/diag/

It didn't show up searching for "l6et58a.zip" on Google. I only found it in Google searching for "Cream_Of_The_Crop_3"

which I found on legypt.net (but they and execnet.com want you to pay a membership fee to download the file!)

The hash of this file should be:

SHA1:

6e0e20ab177455cea95792370a49bde29c8a1d56 l6et58a.zip

MD5:

27f784173b01abfc9760c321b60dc487 l6et58a.zip

MD4:

d6fd54d719129202c77a62235618f058

So on the ed2k network this would be:

ed2k://|file|l6et58a.zip|83408|d6fd54d719129202c77a62235618f058|

I also loaded the URL I got it from into the Wayback Machine:

( http://web.archive.org/files.chatnfiles.com/Cream_Of_The_Crop_3/diag/l6et58a.zip )

So it should always be available from there in future.

The description read:

"83,408 [bytes] 03-16-94 Update Flash Bios for IBM PS/ValuePoint Models 6382, 6384, 6387 (PS/VP II).

Just Extract This to a Bootable Floppy, Boot, and Choose "US English" to Update Your ROM."

The READTHIS.1ST file in this says:

"NOTES:

1. Copy all these files to a bootable floppy.

2. Read the instructions in README.FIL.

3. Only US English is available."

(that means you have to choose option "1" when you get the first menu - the other "countries" don't do anything.)

If the update is successful it will display "00" at the end. You can then remove the floppy & reboot.

I hope this is useful to someone still - for an ancient 12 year old PC!

John

http://www.aotea.org/john/