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IBM Aptiva 2134 recovery disks

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First post, by vellu

Posted on 2020-04-14, 19:16

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Hello! I recently found this IBM in nice condition but unfortunately the hard disk is wiped clean. I've been hunting for the recovery disks for this model but haven't been able to find one. Archive.org seems to have several recovery disks for Aptiva but not for this exact model afaik. It's Pentium 120 MHz with 64 Mb of RAM and I think it shipped with Windows 95 in '96.

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Reply 1 of 6, by ArtiomWin

Posted on 2020-04-15, 08:27

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These disks are for Aptiva 2134 and 2176:
Product Recovery - https://archive.org/details/AptivaProductRecovery
Diagnostics and Utilities - https://archive.org/details/AptivaDiagnosticsAndUtilities

Reply 2 of 6, by vellu

Posted on 2020-04-15, 14:06

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thank you! I'm going to download those for later testing. I already downloaded and tried this one: https://archive.org/details/1996aptivacracked

It installed just fine. Only thing it is missing is the video drivers for SiS 6205 but i found them elsewhere.

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Reply 3 of 6, by ArtiomWin

Posted on 2020-04-15, 20:23

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vellu wrote on 2020-04-15, 14:06:

I already downloaded and tried this one: https://archive.org/details/1996aptivacracked

That cracked disk is for Aptiva 2159 Stealth models.

Reply 4 of 6, by vellu

Posted on 2020-04-16, 06:38

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ArtiomWin wrote on 2020-04-15, 20:23:

vellu wrote on 2020-04-15, 14:06:

I already downloaded and tried this one: https://archive.org/details/1996aptivacracked

That cracked disk is for Aptiva 2159 Stealth models.

is this information located in the recovery media or somewhere else?

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Reply 5 of 6, by ArtiomWin

Posted on 2020-04-16, 07:21

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vellu wrote on 2020-04-16, 06:38:

is this information located in the recovery media or somewhere else?

They can be identified by part number (in this case 76H3725 and 76H3721): http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/deca.htm
Original (uncracked) version of these images is here: https://archive.org/details/BetaArchive_PC_OS … ecovery_Archive

Reply 6 of 6, by vellu

Posted on 2020-04-16, 10:22

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ArtiomWin wrote on 2020-04-16, 07:21:

vellu wrote on 2020-04-16, 06:38:

is this information located in the recovery media or somewhere else?

They can be identified by part number (in this case 76H3725 and 76H3721): http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/deca.htm
Original (uncracked) version of these images is here: https://archive.org/details/BetaArchive_PC_OS … ecovery_Archive

thanks, good stuff!

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