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Advent 7015 Laptop
Specification
| CPU | Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz |
| BIOS | AMI BIOS. Press DEL to enter |
| Chipset | SiS 645 |
| Memory | 512MB PC2100 DDR SODIMM (2 memory slots. Max 1GB) |
| Hard Drive | 30GB Hitachi DK23DA |
| CD Drive | Toshiba SD-R6012 DVD-R/RW |
| Floppy Drive | Floppy disk drive fitted |
| Screen | 15" TFT (Native Res.1024x768) |
| Video Card | nVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go 32Mb + TV Out |
| Sound Card | SiS 7012 audio |
| Modem | SmartLink 56K |
| Network Card | SiS 900 PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet |
| PC Card | 1x Type I/II |
| Ports | 1x IR 1x IEEE1394 (FireWire) 1x Microphone 1x Headphone 1x S-Video (TV-Out) 1x LAN 1x Modem 1x PC Card 2x USB 2.0 1x VGA 1x Parallel 1x Kensington Lock |
| Battery | UN356S1-S1 (11.1v 6000mAh) |
| Dimensions | 43 x 325 x 281 (HxWxD in mm) |
| Colour | Silver |
| Weight | 3.4kg |
| Made By | Gericom N351S1 |
Drivers
Your laptop should have been supplied with a "Utility and Driver CD" which contains a backup copy of all the drivers.
Memory Upgrades
This laptop has two memory slots which are underneath the keyboard. To access the slots you need to release the 3 clips at the top of the keyboard with a small screwdriver. Then lift the keyboard clear of the laptop, there is a ribbon cable attached to it so take care. The memory slots are underneath a metal panel on the right hand side which is held in by 2 screws. On the laptop I examined the panel was also covered with thin metal tape which you may need to peel off first.
Function Keys
Fn + F1 - Enters Suspend Mode
Fn + F3 - Turns Battery Warning Beep on or off
Fn + F4 - Changes Display Mode: LCD-only, CRT-only and LCD&CRT
Fn + F5 - Turns Speaker Volume up
Fn + F6 - Turns Speaker Volume down
Fn + F7 - Increases Display Brightness
Fn + F8 - Decreases Display Brightness
Fn + Num Lock - Enable/Disable Numeric Keypad
In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Advent 7015 recovery CD
- Notebook utility 1.1 CD
- Ahead Nero Burning ROM 5.5 CD
- PowerDVD XP CD
- Microsoft Works Suite 2002 CD collection (5 CD set)
Items Supplied
- Advent 7015 notebook
- Mains power adapter
- Mains power cable
- UK modem cable
- BT connector
Documentation Supplied
- Notebook user manual
- Notebook installation manual and troubleshooting guide
- Microsoft Windows XP "start here" guide
- Freeserve anytime leaflet
- Freeserve broadband information & CD
- Microsoft Works Suite 2002 activation leaflet
Recovery
A Bootable Recovery CD is supplied with these machines. To recover the system:-
- Insert CD into the drive.
- Reboot the PC.
- Press "R" when prompted to boot from the CD.
- After a few minutes the recovery screen will be displayed. By default "Non Destructive Recovery" is selected. Press Next to continue. This does NOT delete user files.
- If you wish to format the drive select Advanced Options from the main screen. Select "System Recovery - Quick Format" and click "Next". Note: By choosing this option you will lose all data on the notebook.
- You will now be reminded that System Restore can be used to attempt to remedy any problems they may have. Click YES to continue.
- Recovery now begins and takes approximately 45 minutes.
- Once complete you will be prompted to remove the CD and restart the notebook.
Driver CD
The notebook is supplied with a Utility CD. This can be used to restore corrupt drivers.
- Ensure Windows XP is running. Insert the CD into the drive.
- The CD will autorun and display a menu with the following options:
- Device Driver
- Readme
- Release Notes
- Browse CD
- Exit
- Click "Device Driver" to begin. The message "The drivers for your system will now be installed. Do you wish to continue?" Click YES.
- The program will no install files and restart Windows.
- When Windows restarts the individual drivers are loaded automatically. You may receive an error message for each driver as they are not digitally signed. Click "Continue Anyway" to carry on.
- Once the drivers are installed Windows will restart one last time.