Brought some old backups online to search for 299. I've uploaded it here:
http://download.efilive.com/Software....299_Setup.exe
I am not 100% sure it is identical to the .299 that you may have been using because there were 5 different 299 builds. This one is the latest 299 build. it should at least get you going until you can get your V2 repaired.
Regards
Paul