Advent 8104 PC

Case Disassembly

To access the inside of the PC remove the 4 screws from the back of the case and using the hand grips, slide the panels off the unit. To remove the front bezel push the plastic retaining clips inwards to release (these are accessed from inside the case). To remove the floppy/CD drives disconnect the cables at the rear and keeping the retaining clips depressed pull the units out of the front of the case.

Drivers

You can install individual drivers by using the recovery disc. Insert the CD and allow it to load. When the menu appears, click the appropriate button and follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Motherboard Information

• Form Factor: ATX form factor, 4 layers PCB ( 31.2*23.20 cm)
• CPU Support:
  • Socket A for AMD Athlon/Duron200/266MHz FSB processors
  • 95/100/103/105/110/115/133 MHz FSB
  • Auto-detects CPU voltage
• System Memory:
  • Supports up to 2GB of either PC2100/DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 SDRAM
  • 2 DDR DIMMs of 184-pin sockets
  • Supports 72bits ECC type DRAM integrity mode
• Chipset:
  • AMD-761 north bridge
  • VIA 686B south bridge
  • AC97 codec + Creative CT5880 sound
• IO Controller:
  • UDMA ATA 100/66 bus master IDE ports on board
  • 1x FDD, 2x COM, 1x LPT, 1x PS/2 Keyboard, 1x PS/2 Mouse on board
  • 1x game port, 1x line-in, 1x line-out and 1x Mic on board
  • 2x USB ports on board, 2x USB ports by cable (cable optional)
  • IrDA TX / RX header

In the Box

Disks Supplied

• Advent recovery CD ME1
• Advent supplementary CD for 8104
• Microsoft Works Suite 2000 (with Word 2000)(8x CDs)
• FIFA 2001 CD
• Need For Speed - Porsche 2000 CD
• Theme Park World CD
• Simcity 3000 CD

Items Supplied

• Base unit
• PS/2 Microsoft natural keyboard
• PS/2 Microsoft mouse
• 4 Surround sound speakers + subwoofer
• Mains power cable
• UK modem cable

Documentation Supplied

• Topsheet - setting up your computer
• Advent 8000 series manual
• CD recovery procedure
• Freeserve preload leaflet

Recovery Disc

Information on the Advent ME1 recovery process -

Insert the ME1 recovery CD into your CD or DVD drive. Restart the computer and wait for the follwoing menu to load:

• Restore Windows system files. This will restore Windows system files only, the user's files will not be affected.
• Recover current Windows. This will reinstall Windows files only, again users files and installed applications will not be affected.
• Quick Restore System- No format. This will reinstall your operating system while keeping the users data intact however any Windows applications and settings will require reinstalling. The original copy of Windows will be backed up to directory on the HDD.
• Quick Restore System- Quick Format. This will format the Hard drive and reinstall the operating system. All of the user's data will be lost.

To run a full recovery select "Quick Restore System - Quick Format". Please note that all your data will be lost. The recovery will now begin. Once the first CD is loaded you will be asked to insert your Supplement CD. At the end of the process remove the Supplement CD and allow the computer the restart.

If the mouse does not work...

Occasionally when attempting to recover an Advent PC with ME1 and Supplementary CD the mouse pointer does not appear on the options screen. It is currently unknown what causes this, however, it is still possible to recover the system using the keyboard shortcuts as shown below:

• Press the TAB key twice.
• At this point you should notice a dashed highlight over the Restore Windows system files option and a black dot in the radio button next to it.
• Using the up and down arrow keys select the required option. For complete recovery of the PC press the down arrow three times to highlight the last option Quick Restore System- Quick Format.
• Press TAB once to highlight Next then press Enter. This will start the recovery process.
• To exit from the restore procedure while still in this menu press TAB once to highlight Exit. (This assumes you are pressing TAB while Next is highlighted).

Driver installation

You can install individual drivers from the ME1 CD. Insert the CD and allow it to load. When the menu appears, click the appropriate button and follow the instructions to complete the installation.