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Advent 3301 PC
| CPU | Intel Pentium III 800MHz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-6VM7-4E |
| Memory | 128MB PC100 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | 20 GB UDMA |
| CD Drive | BTC BDV 108 DVD ROM |
| Floppy Drive | Floppy disk drive fitted |
| Video Card | nVIDIA RivaTNT2 M64 + TV Out |
| Sound Card | Creative Soundblaster PCI 128 (Onboard) |
| Speakers | Powered stereo speakers |
| Modem | Conexant Soft 56K V.90 |
| Ports | 1x PS/2 Keyboard 1x PS/2 Mouse 2x USB 2x Serial 1x Parallel 1x Headphone 1x Microphone 1x Line-in 1x VGA 1x TV-out 1x Modem |
| Case | ATX mini tower |
| Keyboard | BTC internet keyboard (PS/2) |
| Mouse | Standard PS/2 mouse |
Motherboard Information
- Form Factor: Micro ATX, 4 layer PCB (24.4*21.0 cm)
- CPU Support:
- Socket 370 for Intel and other compatible processors
- Supports CPU multiplier 3.0~8.0 for future processors
- Auto/66/75/83/100/112/124/133/140/150 MHz FSB
- AUTO Detect CPU Voltage
- System Memory:
- 2x 168-pin DIMM sockets
- Supports PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM and VCM SDRAM
- Supports up to 1GB DRAM
- Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM
- Supports 72bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode
- Chipset:
- VIA Apollo Pro Family AGPset
- Creative CT5880 PCI sound chip
- IO Controller:
- 2x Ultra DMA 33/66 bus master IDE ports on board
- 1x FDD, 2x COM, 1x LPT, PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse on board
- 1x Joystick, 1x Line-in, 1x Line-out, 1x Mic on board
- 2x USB ports on board
- 2x USB ports by cable (optional accessary)
- Internal Connectors:
- 1x AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot (inversely AMR card)
- 1x AGP slot supports 4X mode & AGP 2.0 compliant
- 3c PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Advent recovery CD
- InterVideo WinDVD
- Microsoft Works 2000
- McAfee virus scan deluxe
- 3D navigator (video drivers)
- SuperVoice (modem drivers)
- Chipset drivers CD (ver. 1.4)
- Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia
- Premier Manager 99
- Dance eJay
- Time Almanac
- Team Apache
- V Rally
- Creaturers 2
Items Supplied
- Advent base unit
- UK mains power cable
- UK modem cable
- Active stereo speakers
- Mouse (PS/2)
- Internet keyboard (PS/2)
- Advent mouse mat
Documentation Supplied
- Top sheet - "Setting up your computer"
- Advent user manual
- Gigabyte motherboard manual
- AOpen PA3020/3010 video card user guide
- CD recovery procedure
- Freeserve preload leaflet
Recovery Disc
Warning: 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.
How to restore Windows Me on your Advent pc using the recovery disc.
- Insert the Advent recovery CD and restart your computer (if you have 2 drives the disc needs to go into the DVD drive).
- The computer will boot from the CD and the recovery program will load.
- You will be presented with several blue warning screens - read these carefully.
- Press Y to proceed past each screen. The recovery will now begin.
- Once complete remove the disc and press the CTRL, ALT and DEL keys to restart.
- You must now install the individual software titles from the discs supplied with your computer.
- The recovery process takes approximately 90 minutes.
Hard Drive Recovery
- Insert the Windows Millennium boot floppy disk and restart your computer.
- Wait for the disk to load, your will see a warning screen about data loss. Press Y.
- The license agreement will then be displayed. Press 1 to agree.
- Recovery will now begin. The process takes around 20 minutes.