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Advent 3407 PC
| CPU | Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz |
| BIOS | PheonixBIOS. Press the F2 key to enter |
| Motherboard | Intel D845HV |
| Memory | 256MB PC133 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | 80GB Maxtor 4D080H4 |
| CD Drive | 4x 4x 24x Toshiba combi SD-R1002 DVD/CD-R/RW |
| Floppy Drive | Floppy disk drive fitted |
| Video Card | nVIDIA GeForce 2 Ti - 64MB (no TV-out) |
| Sound Card | Intel 82801 BA/BAM AC'97 Integrated Sound |
| Speakers | Powered stereo speakers |
| Modem | Lucent 56K V.90 Winmodem |
| Ports (rear) | 1x PS/2 Keyboard 1x PS/2 Mouse 4x USB 1x Parallel 1x Serial 1x Headphone 1x Microphone 1x Line-in 1x VGA 1x Modem |
| Case | Advent ATX |
| Keyboard | Standard PS/2 Keyboard |
| Mouse | Standard PS/2 Mouse |
Case Disassembly
Remove the 4 retaining screws and using the hand grips slide the side panels off the unit. To remove the bezel release the plastic retaining clips located on both sides of the chassis.
In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Advent recovery CDs (x2)
- Microsoft Works 6.0
- Cyberlink PowerDVD 3.0 (serial number located on the CD sleeve)
- KeyMaestro Floppy Disk
Items Supplied
- Advent 3407 base unit
- UK mains power cable
- UK modem cable
- Stereo speakers (with power adaptor)
- 3 button mouse (PS/2)
- Keyboard (PS/2)
Documentation Supplied
- Advent top sheet - "Setting up your computer"
- Advent 3000 series manual
- Microsoft Windows XP "Start here..." guide
- System recovery instruction sheet
Recovery Disc
The recovery system uses 2 CDs: XP1 and a Supplement CD.
- To begin, insert the XP1 CD into the drive and restart.
- You will be prompted to press 'R' to boot from the CD. You have 5 seconds to do this.
- A white progress bar "Starting System Restore" is displayed.
- A Windows XP Setup style interface is displayed. By default the system uses a Non-Destructive recovery which preserves user data and applications. To begin press the Next button.
- A message reminding you about trying the System Restore utility is displayed. Press Yes here.
- User Data is now backed up and the recovery process begins. This takes approximately 10 minutes.
- The disk will be ejected and then you will be prompted to press the Restart button.
- The computer will restart and load into Windows Settings are updated and the computer is restarted.
- The recovery process is complete.
If you want to format the drive choose ADVANCED at the first screen. There is an option for System Restore: Quick Format.
Note: If the hard drive is replaced, or has been formatted, the recovery will prompt you to insert the Supplement CD during the recovery process.