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Advent 3808 PC
| CPU | AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53 GHz) |
| Motherboard | GigaByte GA-7VTXE |
| Memory | 256 MB DDR RAM - PC2100 |
| Hard Drive | 60 GB Maxtor 96147H6 |
| CD Drive | 16x Toshiba SD M1612 DVD-ROM Samsung SW-216B CDRW |
| Floppy Drive | Floppy disk drive fitted |
| Video Card | nVIDIA Geforce 2 MX200 32MB |
| Sound Card | Avance AC'97 SoundMax |
| Speakers | Creative Labs SBS35 |
| Modem | Lucent 56K V.90 Winmodem |
| Ports | 1x PS/2 Mouse 1x PS/2 Keyboard 1x Serial 1x Parallel 2x USB 1x Game 1x Line-out 1x Line-in 1x Microphone 1x VGA 1x Modem 1x Telephone |
| Keyboard | Internet Keyboard (PS/2) |
| Mouse | Standard PS/2 Mouse |
Motherboard Information
- Form Factor: ATX. 4 layers PCB (21 x 30.40 cm)
- CPU Support:
- Socket A for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP and Duron 200/266 MHZ Front Speed Bus Processors
- Supports 500MHz ~ 1.5GHz CPU and faster
- System Memory:
- Supports PC1600/DDR200 or PC2100/DDR266 DDR memory
- Supports up to 3GB DDR memory
- 3DIMMs of 184-pin DDR sockets
- Chipset:
- VIA KT266A(VT8366A) System controller north bridge
- VIA VT8233 V-Link south bridge
- RealTek ALC201A audio codec
- IO Controller:
- 2 x UDMA ATA 66/100 bus master IDE ports on board
- 1 x FDD, 2 x COM, 1 x LPT, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse on board
- 1 x joystick, 1 x line-in, 1 x line-out and 1 x MIC on board
- 2 x USB ports on board, 2 x USB ports by cable
- 1 x IrDA connector
In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Advent recovery CDs (XP1 CD and Supplementary CD)
- KeyMaestro Keyboard Drivers (Floppy Disk)
- Logitech Mouseware
- Microsoft Works CD
- Power DVD 3.0 (Serial Number on CD sleeve)
- 3D Power Ultimate Driver CD (nVIDIA) Ver. 1.0.10
Items Supplied
- Advent 3808 base unit
- UK mains power cable
- UK modem cable
- Stereo speakers (with power adaptor)
- 2 button mouse with roller (PS/2)
- Internet Keyboard (PS/2)
Documentation Supplied
- Advent 3000 series manual
- Recovery Procedure 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.