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Advent 3401 PC
| CPU | Intel Pentium III 850MHz |
| Motherboard | Aopen MX6B EZ |
| Memory | 128MB PC100 SDRAM (3 memory slots. Max 512MB) |
| Hard Drive | 20 GB UDMA |
| CD Drive | 4x 4x 24x Toshiba combi SD-R1002 DVD/CD-R/RW |
| Floppy Drive | Floppy disk drive fitted |
| Video Card | ATI All In Wonder 128 (32 MB) |
| Sound Card | ESS Solo 1 PCI 3D (onboard) |
| Speakers | Powered stereo speakers |
| Modem | Conexant Soft 56K V.90 |
| Case | ATX mini tower |
| Keyboard | BTC internet keyboard (PS/2) |
| Mouse | Standard PS/2 mouse |
Motherboard Information
- Form Factor: Micro ATX, 220mm x 244mm
- CPU Support: Slot 1. Intel Pentium II, Pentium III, Celeron
- System Memory:
- 8/16/32/64/128MB or 256 MB (with 128Mb DRAM technology)
- Max. 512MB SDRAM for 168pin DIMM x 3
- Chipset: Intel 440ZX AGPset
- BIOS: Award Plug and Play 2MB Flash ROM BIOS with ACPI support for PC98 / Windows 98
- Internal Connectors:
- 2x Serial Ports (UART 16C550 Support)
- 1x Parallel Port (SPP/EPP/ECP Support)
- 2x Channel E-IDE (Mode 4 and Bus master Ultra DMA 33 Support)
- 1x Floppy Drive Connector (1.2/1.44/2.88MB)
- 2x Channel Universal Serial Bus Ports
- 1x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1x PS/2 Keyboard Port
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
- 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.