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Advent 3902 PC
| CPU | Intel Celeron 700 MHz |
| Motherboard | DFI CW35 |
| Memory | 64MB PC100 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | 20 GB UDMA |
| CD Drive | 8x Matshita SR8585 DVD ROM 4x 4x 24x Philips PCRW404 CDRW |
| Floppy Drive | Floppy disk drive fitted |
| Video Card | Intel i810 |
| Sound Card | Intel 82801 BA/BAM AC'97 Integrated Sound |
| Speakers | Powered stereo speakers |
| Modem | HAMR 5600 V.90 |
| Ports (Rear) | 1x PS/2 Keyboard 1x PS/2 Mouse 2x USB 1x Parallel 1x Serial 1x VGA 1x Game 1x Line-in 1x Line-out 1x Microphone 1x Modem |
| Keyboard | BTC internet keyboard (PS/2) |
| Mouse | Standard PS/2 mouse |
Motherboard Information
| Processor | Intel Celeron processor 300A~533MHz or future 100MHz FSB Pentium III FCPGA Socket 370 |
| Form Factor | MicroATX, 4 layers. 24.4cm x 21 cm |
| Memory | 2 DIMM sockets. Max. 512MB (unbuffered). Supports PC100 SDRAM |
| Audio Chipset | C`97 Audio codec with Yamaha AP |
| Video and graphics | Integrated 3D graphics with 100MHz data bus |
| Bios Specifications | Intel 4Mbit FWH |
In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Windows Me recovery boot disk (floppy)
- Advent recovery CD (CD 7834 - now replaced by 9129 + driver)
- InterVideo WinDVD 2000
- Intel chipset series mainboard utility CD (ver. 1.4)
- McAfee VirusScan
- 3D navigator
- Freeserve
- Adaptec EasyCD Creator 4.0
- Compton's Encyclopedia 2000
- Compton's 3D atlas
- Mosby's medical encyclopedia
- Spirit of speed
- Super karting
- Rollercoaster tycoon
- Risk II
- Civilisation II: Test of time
- GP500
- MechWarrior 3
Items Supplied
- Advent base unit
- UK mains power cable
- UK modem cable
- Stereo speakers (active)
- Internet keyboard (PS/2)
- Mouse (PS/2)
- Mouse mat
Documentation Supplied
- Advent setup topsheet
- Advent user manual
- Motherboard manual
- "Getting started with Microsoft Windows Me"
- Advent recovery information
- Freeserve leaflet
- Letter regarding hard drive recovery
Recovery Disc
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.