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Advent 8275DVD Laptop
Specification
| CPU | Mobile Intel Pentium III 750MHz |
| Memory | 128MB PC133 SDRAM SODIMM (1 memory slots. Max 192MB) |
| Hard Drive | 10GB Hitachi DK23BA |
| CD Drive | AiBox External Drive |
| Floppy Drive | USB floppy drive |
| Screen | 12.1" TFT (native resolution 1024x768) |
| Video Card | Silicon Motion Lynx 3DM 4MB |
| Sound Card | ESS Allegro |
| Network Card | Realtek 8139CL Ethernet |
| Modem | PCTel HSP56 MP |
| PC Card | Will take either 2x Type I/II or 1x Type III |
| Ports | 1x Headphone 1x Microphone 1x Kensington Lock 1x AiBox I/O Port 1x VGA 1x LAN 1x Modem 2x USB 1x IrDA 2x PCMCIA |
| Battery | 11.1v 2900mAh |
| Dimensions | 26 x 296 x 230 (HxWxD in mm) |
| Weight | 1.6kg |
| Made By | Asus S8600 series |
Drivers
The laptop should have been supplied with a "Notebook Utility CD" which contains a copy of the drivers.
Memory Upgrades
This laptop has one memory upgrade slot which is accessed by removing the compartment cover underneath the laptop. It also has 64MB built into the motherboard, this cannot be removed or upgraded.
Function Keys
Fn+F1 - Suspend
Fn+F5 - Increase Display Brightness
Fn+F6 - Decrease Display Brightness
Fn+F7 - Switches the Screen On/Off
Fn+F8 - Switch Display Mode Between LCD, External Monitor, and LCD+External Monitor
Fn+F9 - Switches the Speakers On/Off
Fn+F10 - Increase Volume
Fn+F11 - Decrease Volume
Fn+NumLk - Switches the Numeric Keypad On/Off
In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Recovery CD
- PowerDVD 3.0 CD (CD Key printed on bottom corner of the screen)
- Notebok Utilities and Drivers CD
Items Supplied
- Advent 8275 notebook
- Mains power adapter
- USB floppy drive
- DVD ROM drive (proprietry connector)
- USB to Parallel Adapter
- Carry case
- UK modem cable
Documentation Supplied
- User manual
- Read This First booklet
- Notebook PC Driver and Utility installation guide
- Warranty booklet
- Quick start guide to Microsoft Windows Me
- Notebook PC support CD update
- Freeserve document
Recovery
The recovery process will restore your computer to its "out of the box" state. This will delete all your personal files. Make sure that you save these to disk before you begin. Once the computer has been recovered you will not be able to retreive these files.
DO NOT MANUALLY FORMAT THE HARD DRIVE AS THIS WILL PREVENT DRIVER INSTALLATION DURING RECOVERY. If the drive has already been manually formatted then manual driver installation is possible while in Windows.
A Bootable Recovery CD is supplied with these machines. The recovery CD boots up into a menu offering the following options :
- Recover Current Windows. Reinstall Windows whilst keeping your personal data and any installed applications. All original Windows installation files will be restored.
- QuickRestore System - No Format. This option will install a new operating system whilst keeping all your data. However, any Windows applications and settings will need to be reinstalled. Your old Windows is backed up!
- QuickRestore System - Quick Format. This option will format the hard disk and install a new operating system. All personal data and applications will be erased.
Use the tab, arrow, enter keys to navigate. The options can be selected using standard radio buttons. When the required option is selected, click Next.
Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the restoration of the software.
Driver CD
The notebook is supplied with a Utility CD. This can be used to restore corrupt drivers.