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Advent 3607 PC
| CPU | Intel Pentium 4 2.2A GHz |
| BIOS | PheonixBIOS. Press the F2 key to enter |
| Motherboard | Intel D845PT |
| Memory | 256 MB DDR RAM - PC2100 |
| Hard Drive | 80 GB Maxtor MK080H4 |
| CD Drive | 16x Toshiba SD M1612 DVD-ROM 24 x Samsung SW 224B CDRW |
| 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 | Creative Labs SBS35 |
| Modem | LT Winmodem V.90 56K |
| Ports | 1x PS/2 Mouse 1x PS/2 Keyboard 4x USB 1x Serial 1x Parallel 1x Microphone 1x Line-out 1x Line-in 1x VGA 1x Modem 1x Telephone |
| 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 panels off the unit. Then push the plastic clips inwards to release the front bezel.
Motherboard Information
- Processor: Pentium 4. mPGA 478. System bus frequency of 400 MHz
- Chipset: Intel 845 DDR
- Form Factor: microATX
- Memory: DDR 266, 2 DIMM sockets
- Audio: Integrated ADI 1885
- AGP slot: 1.5 v only
In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Advent recovery XP1 and Supplement CDs (2 discs)
- Microsoft Works 6.0 (Certificate of Authenticity on rear of sleeve)
- Cyberlink PowerDVD 3.0 (serial number located on the CD sleeve)
- Logitech MouseWare CD
Items Supplied
- Advent 3607 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
- Advent recovery addendum
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. They have 5 seconds.
- 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.