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Advent 5471 Laptop
Specification
| CPU | Intel Celeron 700MHz |
| Memory | 128MB PC100/PC133 SDRAM SODIMM (2 memory slots. Max 256MB) |
| Hard Drive | 10GB (removable) |
| CD Drive | 6 x Torisan DRD U624 DVD ROM |
| Floppy Drive | Floppy disk drive fitted |
| Screen | 14.1" TFT (Native Res.1024x768) |
| Video Card | ATI Rage LT Pro 8MB |
| Sound Card | ESS Maestro2E |
| Modem | either a Conexant 56k Fax modem V.90 or a Lucent 56K v.90 (PCMCIA) |
| PC Card | Will take either 2x Type I/II or 1x Type III |
| Ports | 1x Kensington Lock 2x PC Card slots 1x IR 1x Line-in 1x Mic-in 1x Audio-out 1x Modem 1x PS/2 2x USB 1x Expansion Port 1x Serial Port 1x VGA 1x S-Video 1x Parallel |
| Battery | 3100S (11.1v 4800mAh) |
| Made By | Gericom 3xC Series |
Drivers
Your laptop should have been supplied with a "Utility and Driver CD" which contains a backup copy of all the drivers.
Upgrading the Memory
The memory slots on this laptop are accessed by removing the keyboard. To do this -
- Turn the system power off
- Press the two keyboard latches to elevate the keyboard from it normal position
- Carefully lift the keyboard assembly out so that the mainboard is exposed. You should see the memory slots in the middle.
The maximum according to the manual is 256MB though I have heard from an owner who says it will take 256MB modules which would make the maximum 512MB.
Bottom of Laptop
Function Keys
Fn+F3 - Expand LCD display
Fn+F6 - Toggle CRT/LCD/LCD+CRT/TV/CRT+TV
Fn+F9 - Decrease LCD brightness
Fn+F10 - Increase LCD brightness
Fn+F11 - Decrease audio volume
Fn+F12 - Increase audio volume
Fn+Z - Toggle audio mute on/off
Fn+Esc - Suspend/resume
In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Recovery boot floppy disk
- Recovery CD ROM
- Supervoice CD
- DVD ROM and suspend driver floppy disk
Items Supplied
- Advent 5471 notebook
- Mains power adapter
- Mains power cable
- UK modem cable
- S-Video cable
Documentation Supplied
- Advent notebook user's manual
- User guide for fax modem
- Freeserve leaflet
Recovery
Warning: this process will erase all files from your computer. It is important that you save any personal files to disk before you begin.
A bootable recovery CD is supplied with these machines. To recover the system:-
- Insert CD (and floppy disk if supplied) into the drive.
- Reboot the PC.
- A warning message prompting you to backup data before proceeding.
- Press Y to continue.
- A final warning that all data will be erased is displayed.
- Press Y to continue.
- Finally a message "Remove CD-ROM when prompted" is displayed.
- Press Y to continue.
- The image file will load. Once complete you will be prompted to remove the CD and press CTRL + ALT + DEL to restart.
FAQ
Blank screen or EMM386 error after recovery
Once the recovery has completed the screen goes blank or an EMM386 error message is dispalayed. This happens because the laptop is having problems displaying the message to remove the CD and restart. Simply remove the CD from the drive and restart the laptop, first time setup will begin as normal.