Advent 8555GX Laptop
Specification
| CPU | Intel Core2 Quad Mobile Q9000 (2.0GHz) |
| Chipset | Mobile Intel PM45 Express |
| Memory | 4GB PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 SODIMM |
| Hard Drive | 500GB |
| CD Drive | DVD±RW |
| Screen | 17" Widescreen TFT (native resolution 1440x900) |
| Video Card | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 1GB |
| Webcam | Built in |
| Sound Card | Realtek ALC888 High Definition |
| Network Card | Realtek RTL8168 / 8111 Gigabit network adapter Intel 5100 802.11 b/g/n WiFi |
| Ports | 1x ExpressCard Slot 1x IEEE1394 (FireWire) 1x Headphone 1x Line-out 1x Line-in 1x Microphone 1x S/PDIF-Out 1x Card Reader 3x USB 2.0 1x eSATA * 1x LAN 1x Kensington Lock 1x HDMI 1x VGA |
| Size | 33.3 x 395 x 278mm (HxWxD) |
| Weight | 3.6kg |
| Colour | Black |
| Made By | Microstar L722 |
* The eSATA port also doubles up as a 4th USB port.
Drivers
The Advent 8555 is basically a rebadged Microstar L722 series laptop. The Microstar GT725 seems to be based on the same model, you should find the drivers and user manual available on the Microstar website are compatible.
Function Keys
Fn + F2 - Switch the display between LCD, VGA, LCD+VGA
Fn + F3 - Enable/disable the touchpad
Fn + F4 - Decrese the LCD brightness
Fn + F5 - Increase the LCD brightness
Fn + F7 - Decrease the built in speaker volume
Fn + F8 - Increase the built in speaker volume
Fn + F9 - Mute sound
Fn + F12 - Put the computer in suspend mode
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