Advent MSI 6368 BTO PC

Case Disassembly

Remove the retaining screws and slide the case away. To remove the bezel release the plastic retaining clips located on both sides of the chassis.

Motherboard Information

• Form Factor: MicroATX. 24.3 cm(L) x 20.5 cm(W)
• CPU Support:
  • Socket 370 for Intel Pentium III / Celeron Processor or VIA C3 Processor
    
    
  • *For PCB 5.0 only
  • Supports Intel Celeron II (Coppermine FCPGA) 1.1GHz
  • Intel PIIIEB (Coppermine, FCPGA, FSB 133) 1.13GHz
  • Intel PIII (Tualatin, FCPGA2, FSB 100) 1.2GHz
  • Intel Celeron (Tualatin,FCPGA2, FSB 100) 1.2GHz
  • VIA C3 Processor 500~750MHz and higher
  • DO NOT support PPGA Celeron CPU
• System Memory:
  • Supports four memory banks using two 168-pin unbuffered DIMM
  • Supports a maximum memory size of 1GB
  • Supports 3.3v SDRAM DIMM
• Chipset: VIA VT8601A (510BGA)
  • FSB @133MHz
  • Integrated Trident Blade 2D/3D video accelerator
  • PCI advanced high erformance memory controller
  • Support PC 100/133 SDRAM, VCM & ESDRAM technology
• FSB: Supports 66/100/133MHz FSB
• Audio Chipset:
  • Audio controller integrated in 686A/686B chipset
  • Software audio codec ALC100
• Video: Chipset integrated Trident Blade 2D/3D video accelerator
• Network: Realtek 8139C (optional)
• Connectors:
  • 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes
  • 1+1 Serial ports (COM 1 + COM 2) (Only Version 1.0 supports COM2)
  • 1 Parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
  • 4 USB ports (2 rear connectors and 1 USB front pin header- 2 ports)
  • 1 IrDA connector for SIR/CIR/FIR/ASKIR/HPSIR
  • 1 Audio/Game port
  • 1 VGA port
• Internal Connectors:
  • One AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot (for PCB 1.0 only)
  • One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot (for PCB 2.0 only)
  • Three 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots
  • One ISA slot (for PCB 1.0 only)
  • Support 3.3V/5V PCI bus Interface

In the Box

Disks Supplied

• Advent Recovery
• Microsoft Office XP Standard (Students & Teachers)
• Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2002 (DVD)
• Logitech MouseWare 9.41.1 CD.
• Power DVD XP
• Key Maestro (FD)
• Software CD
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • DMI Browser
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Live Update Series
  • PC Alert
  • PC-cillin
  • Useful Website

Items Supplied

• PS/2 Keyboard
• 2 Button PS/2 Mouse with roller
• 2 x Stereo Speakers with power adaptor
• Mains Power Cable
• Modem Cable
• Mini Tower Unit

Documentation Supplied

• Top Sheet - Setting Up Your Computer
• Advent 3000 Series Personal Computer Manual
• Windows XP - Start here

Recovery Disc

The recovery system uses 2 CDs: XP1 and a Supplement CD. A normal recovery is as follows -

• To begin, insert the XP1 CD into the drive and restart. When prompted press 'R' to boot from the CD.
• 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 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. Not all models need or come supplied with a supplement CD.