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Advent 7016 Laptop

Specification

CPUIntel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz
BIOSAMIBIOS. Press DEL to enter
Memory512MB PC2100 DDR SODIMM (2 memory slots. Max 1GB)
Hard Drive30GB Fujitsu MHT2030AT
CD DriveQSI SBW-242 DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Screen15" TFT (Native Res.1024x768)
Video CardATI Mobility Radeon 9000 64MB
Sound CardSiS 7012
ModemSmartLink 56K
Network CardSiS 900
ADMtek ADM8211 wireless adapter
PC Card1x Type I/II
Ports1x Microphone
1x Headphone
1x PS/2
1x IR
1x S-Video (TV-Out)
1x Modem
1x LAN
1x IEEE1394 (FireWire)
1x PC Card (Type I/II)
1x VGA
1x Parallel
2x USB 2.0
1x Kensington Lock
BatteryUN251S1(C1)-E1 (11.1v 6000mAh)
UN251S1(C1)-P (11.1v 6000mAh)
Dimensions45 x 326 x 280 (HxWxD in mm)
Weight3.3kg
Made ByGericom N251S6 Series

Drivers

Your laptop should have a backup copy of all the drivers, you can find it by browsing to the c:\applications\drivers folder. If this folder is missing then your laptop should also have been supplied with a utility CD which contains a copy of the drivers.


Memory Upgrades

This laptop has two memory slots which are accessed by removing the threee screws from the memory module cover underneath the laptop.

7016 Memory Slot


Bottom of Laptop

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  1. Battery Pack and Battery Latch
  2. Ventilation Grill
  3. Memory Expansion Socket and Mini PCI Socket Access Door
  4. Swappable Device Bay and Latch
  5. Hard Disk Drive Bay

Function Keys

Fn + F1 - Enters Suspend Mode
Fn + F3 - Turns Battery Warning Beep on or off
Fn + F4 - Changes Display Mode: LCD-only, CRT-only and LCD&CRT
Fn + F5 - Increase volume
Fn + F6 - Decrease volume
Fn + F7 - Increase brightness
Fn + F8 - Decrease brightness

In the Box

Disks Supplied

  • Advent system restore CD
  • CyberLink PowerDVD XP (CD key on sleeve)
  • Nero Express (serial number printed onto the sleeve)
  • Utility CD (contains drivers)
  • Microsoft Works 6.0

Items Supplied

  • Advent 7016 notebook
  • Mains power adapter
  • Mains power cable
  • UK modem cable
  • Wireless LAN PC Card

Documentation Supplied

  • Quick start guide
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition "Start here" guide version 2002
  • Wireless LAN user guide

Recovery Disc

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.

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.

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.

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.


FAQ

Problems Installing Windows XP SP2

This is probably a bit late for most people but there is a good article on getting SP2 working on these laptops - https://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/sp2-boot-failure-system-freeze-agpcpq-sys-agp440-sys-lock-ups.418131/#post-14012293