Advent 5470 Laptop
Specification
| CPU | Intel Pentium III 700MHz |
| Memory | 128MB PC100/PC133 SDRAM SODIMM (2 memory slots. Max 256MB) |
| Hard Drive | 12GB UDMA |
| CD Drive | 6x Torisan DRD U624 DVD ROM |
| Floppy Drive | Floppy disk drive fitted |
| Screen | 14.1" TFT (Native Res.1024x768) |
| Video Card | ATI Rage LT Pro 8MB |
| Sound Card | 16-Bit SoundBlaster Compatible (possibly ESS Maestro2E) |
| Modem | Conexant 56k Fax modem V.90 |
| PC Card | Will take either 2x Type I/II or 1x Type III |
| Ports | 1x Kensington Lock 2x PC Card slots 1x IR 1x Line-in 1x Mic-in 1x Audio-out 1x Modem 1x PS/2 2x USB 1x Expansion Port 1x Serial Port 1x VGA 1x S-Video 1x Parallel |
| Made By | Gericom 33xC Series |
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In the Box
Disks Supplied
- Recovery boot floppy disk
- Recovery CD ROM
- Supervoice CD
- DVD ROM and suspend driver floppy disk
Items Supplied
- Advent 5470 notebook PC
- Mains power adapter
- Mains power cable
- UK modem cable
- S-Video cable
Documentation Supplied
- Advent notebook user's manual
- User guide for fax modem
- Freeserve leaflet
Recovery
Warning: this process will erase all files from your computer. It is important that you save any personal files to disk before you begin.
Two methods of recovery are available for this model -
Method 1
- Insert the recovery CD and floppy disk and restart your computer.
- Follow the onscreen prompts to recover Windows.
- Once Windows is installed you will need to install the drivers. These can be found on recovery CDs.
- This process takes approximately 2 hours.
Method 2
Note - This method should only be used with the new CDs posted to you after the purchase of your computer.
A bootable recovery CD is supplied with these machines
To recover the system:-
- Insert CD (and floppy disk if supplied) into the drive.
- Reboot the PC.
- A warning message prompting the user to backup data before proceeding.
- Press Y to continue.
- A final warning that all data will be erased is displayed.
- Press Y to continue.
- Finally a message "Remove CD-ROM when prompted" is displayed.
- Press Y to continue.
- The image file will load. Once complete the user is prompted to remove the CD and press CTRL + ALT + DEL to restart.
Useful Links
Repairs and Spares
All official service and support is handled by Knowhow (basically "The Tech Guys" under a new name), their website is http://www.knowhow.com/. If you laptop is covered under warranty then you need to contact them for repairs.
There are also plenty of other companies that do repairs or supply spare parts, here is a selection -
TechnoMart - http://www.techno-mart.co.uk
DriveMyLaptop (replacement drives) - http://www.drivemylaptop.co.uk
Laptop Solutions UK - http://www.laptopsolutionsuk.co.uk
PartMaster (spare parts) - http://www.partmaster.co.uk