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Advent 3214 PC


CPUAMD Athlon XP 2600+ (2.13GHz)
BIOSPhoenix-Award BIOS. Press the Delete key to enter
MotherboardL7VTM VIA KT400
Memory512MB DDR PC2100 RAM (2 memory slots. Max 2GB)
Hard Drive120GB Samsung SpinPoint SV1204H
CD Drive48x12x48 Liteon LTR-48125S CDR/W
16 x JLMS 166S DVD ROM
Floppy DriveFloppy disk drive fitted
Video CardATI Radeon 9000 128MB + TV Out
Sound CardVIA VT1612A
SpeakersAdvent stereo powered speakers
ModemGeneric Soft 56K modem
Network CardRealTek 8100L (onboard - RTL8139)
Ports - Front1x IEEE1394 (FireWire)
2x USB
1x Headphone
1x Microphone
Ports - Back1x PS/2 Mouse
1x PS/2 Keyboard
1x IEEE1394 (FireWire)
4x USB
1x Parallel
2x Serial
1x LAN
1x Line in
1x Headphone
1x Microphone
1x VGA
1x S-Video (TV-Out)
1x Telephone
1x Modem
CaseFiat 2
KeyboardAdvent multimedia keyboard
MouseAdvent optical mouse

Case Disassembly

To open your computer you must first remove the 3 thumbscrews from the back, the CPU vent can be removed by releasing the 4 plastic retaining clips. Next, slide the case backwards then lift away from the main unit.

The front bezel has 6 retaining clips, 3 located on each side of the case. Release these clips then pull the bezel away with the hand grip underneath. Note: the bezel is connected to a very short power cable. Exercise caution when removing.


Drivers

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


Motherboard Information

  • Form Factor: microATX (244 mm x 220 mm), 4 layers
  • CPU Support: Socket A supports AMD K7 processor Full series of Athlon XP / Athlon / Duron processors
  • System Memory:
    • 2 DDR DIMM sockets support: 2.5V DDR SDRAMs (DDR400/DDR333 conditional)
    • Maximum: 2GB for DDR333, DDR400 conditional.
  • Chipset: VIA KT400 & VT8235
    • KT400 V-link host system controller and VT8235 V-link client to PCI/LPC bridge
    • Peak bandwidth 533MB/Sec 8-bit V-link host/client controller
    • AGP v3.0 compliant with 8X transfer mode
    • Integrated USB 2.0 host controller in VIA VT8235
    • LAN: 10/100 Mbps faster Ethernet (optional)

In the Box

Disks Supplied

  • System recovery CD ROM CD 100793
  • Microsoft Works 7.0

Items Supplied

  • Advent base unit
  • Base unit stand
  • Advent USB keyboard
  • Advent optical USB mouse
  • Advent branded stereo speakers
  • UK mains power cable
  • UK modem cable

Documentation Supplied

  • Quick installation guide
  • Advent user's guide
  • Microsoft Windows XP start here guide

Recovery Disc

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.

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.

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.

Pressing CTRL + BACKSPACE at the ‘Press R to display system recovery options’ will display the manufacturers hidden menu. This menu contains a number of tools to delete or recreate the partitions on the hard disk drive.

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.