Advent 7066M Laptop

Specification

* Switch wireless card on/off using button to the right of power button.

Drivers

Your laptop should have a backup copy of all the drivers, you can find it by browsing to the c:\applications\drivers folder.

Memory Upgrades

This laptop has two memory slots which are underneath the keyboard. To access the slots you need to release the 4 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, this is held in by one screw which you will find next to the fan.

If that method doesn't work then there is a second way -

1. Take the battery out
2. From the underneath remove the screw next to the battery release catch
3. Push the plastic moulding in the battery bay held on by the 3 clips upwards until the plastic bit with the power & function buttons comes out. It should now be possible to lift up the keyboard. Take great care not to damage the ribbon cable and do not disconnect it
4. Remove the screw in the metal plate near the fan and you should be able to access the memory

Function Keys

Fn + F2 - Toggles the display between LCD, CRT, LCD+CRT
Fn + F4 - Increase screen brightness
Fn + F5 - Decrease screen brightness
Fn + F7 - Decrease volume
Fn + F8 - Increase volume
Fn + F9 - Switches speakers on/off
Fn + F12 - Power saving functions, set to power down by default

In the Box

Disks Supplied

• Advent version 2.x recovery CD
• Microsoft Works 7.0
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD

Items Supplied

• Advent 7066M notebook
• Li-ion SMP MS1006 14.4V 4400mAh battery
• FSP090-1ADC21. Output: 19V - 4.7A
• Mains power cable
• UK modem cable

Documentation Supplied

• Advent notebook manual
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition "Start here" guide

Recovery Disc

Due to the nature of the recovery process you should not use FDISK or any other partition management software to delete the partition on your Advent computer. Doing so will prevent the recovery from functioning correctly. If the recovery asks for a second CD you will need to obtain an Update CD from Advent.

To recover your Advent PC you will need your Advent System Recovery CD.

• Place the CD into the DVD drive and restart your computer.
• Press R on the keyboard when prompted.
• The recovery will load and display a menu of options:
  • Non-destructive recovery: This option will restore Windows, supplied applications, and drivers. This option will not destroy your documents or programs. These will be backed up along with the registry. These are restored at the end of the recovery process.
  • System Recovery - No format: This will reinstall Windows, supplied applications and drivers. It will move your files to a folder called "My old disk structure". Any applications (except those supplied) will need to be reinstalled.
  • System Recovery - Quick format: This option will erase your hard drive including your personal files. Windows, supplied applications and drivers will be reinstalled.
• Select the Non-destructive recovery option and press Next.
• You will be informed about System Restore in Windows, click Yes.
• The recovery will begin. Once this is complete you should eject the CD and click Restart.

Additional information.

Press the ALT and D keys at the recovery menu to access a command prompt. This will allow access to C: drive. The command prompt will default to E:\i386\system32 where you can run a variety of tools including CHKDSK.EXE.

Reinstalling applications

From version 2.x of the recovery system onwards you can install applications from the c:\applications folder. Drivers can be installed from the c:\applications\drivers folder and utilities from the c:\applications\tools folder. You will still need to install Microsoft Works from the supplied CD.