Advent T9301 PC

* TV Card connectors (L-R) - Remote Sensor Socket, Audio In, Audio Out, S-Video In, Composite Video In, TV Aerial Socket, FM Aerial Socket.

Case Disassembly

Release the side of the case by removing the 2 screws on the right hand side at the back.

Drivers

Your PC should have a backup copy of all the drivers, you can find it by browsing to the c:\applications\drivers folder.

Motherboard Information

• Form Factor: Micro-atx form factor
• CPU Support:
  • Land Grid Array (LGA-775) supports Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron D processors.
  • Supports Hyperthreading 800 Mhz front side bus.
• System Memory: 4 x 184 pins DIMM sockets support up to 4GB non-ECC 2.6V DDR SDRAM (Registered DIMMs is not supported)
• Core Logic (Chipset):
  • Intel Grantsdale GMCH with Intel ICH6
  • GMCH internal VGA on board
  • Support DDR 333 and DDR 400 SDRAM
  • Support Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE Devices
  • Support Ultra DMA 150 Serial ATA Device
• Audio Chipset:
  • Support Azalia Audio codec with Intel ICH6 embedded Audio controller that includes line-in, line-out (8 Channel), microphone-in, CD-in, SPDIF
  • Using Realtek Azalia Audio Codec ALC880
• Motherboard Configuration:
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 Graphics connector (PEG slot)
  • 3 x PCI slot
  • 1 x PCI Expansion slot
  • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
  • 1 x Parallel Port ( ECP, EPP Port), 1 x Serial Port, 1 x VGA Port
  • 1 x RJ-45 10/100 LAN connector, 1 x IEEE1394 Port
  • 8 x USB 2.0 Ports (support Hot-Plug Function), 6 x Audio jack
  • 1 x Floppy connector, 1 x IDE connector, 4 x SATA connector
  • Intel ICH6 embedded one channel Bus Master IDE port supports
  • Ultra DMA 66/100, PIO Mode ¾
  • Intel ICH6 embedded 4 Serial ATA ports support to Ultra DMA 150 and hot swap function
  • ATAPI IDE DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and LS-120 supported
  • Realtek RTL8101L 10/100 LAN controller
  • IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX compliant physical-layer interface

Jumper Settings

Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC)

This jumper clears the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. This jumper clears CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

• Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord
• Move the jumper cap from pins 2-3 (Normal) to pins 1-2 (Clear CMOS). Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 2-3
• Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer
• Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data

Note. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap from the default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure.

Clear password (3-pin CLPWD)

This jumper clears the BIOS password. 1-2 Normal, 2-3 Clear Password.

In the Box

Disks Supplied

• Advent Recovery CD version 3
• Microsoft Works 7 CD
• Nero 6 OEM CD

Items Supplied

• Wireless keyboard
• Wireless mouse and receiver
• Advent stereo speakers
• AverMedia remote control with 2 x 'AA' batteries
• AverMedia remote device control cable
• FM antenna
• TV Line out to audio line in patch cable
• UK mains power cable
• UK modem cable
• Wireless LAN antenna

Documentation Supplied

• Advent users manual
• Microsoft Windows XP "Start here" guide
• Setting up your Advent computer
• AverTV setup guide
• Preinstalled applications after recovery

Recovery Disc

To recover your Advent PC you will need your Advent System Recovery CD.

• Place the CD into the DVD drive and restart your computer.
• Press R on the keyboard when prompted.
• The recovery will load and display a menu of options:
  • Non-destructive recovery: this option will restore Windows, supplied applications, and drivers. This option will not destroy your documents or programs. These will be backed up along with the registry. These are restored at the end of the recovery process.
  • System Recovery - No format: this will reinstall Windows, supplied applications and drivers. It will move your files to a folder called "My old disk structure". Any applications (except those supplied) will need to be reinstalled.
  • System Recovery - Quick format: this option will erase your hard drive including your personal files. Windows, supplied applications and drivers will be reinstalled.
• Select the Non-destructive recovery option and press Next.
• You will be informed about System Restore in Windows, click Yes.
• The recovery will begin. Once this is complete you should eject the CD and click Restart.

Due to the nature of the recovery process you should not use FDISK or any other partition management software to delete the partition on your Advent computer. Doing so will prevent the recovery from functioning correctly. If the recovery asks for a second CD you will need to obtain an Update CD from Advent.

Additional information.

Press the ALT and D keys at the recovery menu to access a command prompt. This will allow access to C: drive. The command prompt will default to E:\i386\system32 where you can run a variety of tools including CHKDSK.EXE.

Pressing CTRL + BACKSPACE at the ‘Press R to display system recovery options’ will display the manufacturers hidden menu. This menu contains a number of tools to delete or recreate the partitions on the hard disk drive.

Reinstalling applications

From version 2.x of the recovery system onwards you can install applications from the c:\applications folder. Drivers can be installed from the c:\applications\drivers folder and utilities from the c:\applications\tools folder. You will still need to install Microsoft Works from the supplied CD.