What's New

5th September 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• BIOS details corrected on all the ECS based Advent laptops (should be AMI not Award)
• Added a new definition to the File Extensions list

29th August 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• All the Advent 711x laptop pages updated with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7116 laptop
• All the Advent 72xx laptop pages updated with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7204 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7206 laptop
• All the Advent 73xx laptop pages updated with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7301 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7302 laptop
• All the Advent 74xx laptop pages updated with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent K100 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent K200 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent K300 laptop
• Advent K4000 laptop page updated with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent K6000 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent KC500 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent KC550 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 4211 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 4401 laptop
• Advent 5301 and 5302 laptop pages updated with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent 5303 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 5311 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 5312 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 5313 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 5401 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 5411 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 6311 laptop
• Advent 6470 laptop page updated with original manufacturer details
• Fixed the broken driver links on the Gericom based Advent laptop pages
• Advent 7000 laptop page updated with more details on the drivers
• Advent 5493 laptop page updated with original manufacturer details
• Advent 7104 and 7106 laptop pages updated with more information on the graphics chip

22nd August 2008

The following update has been completed this week.

• All the Advent 710x laptop pages updated with additional information

15th August 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• All the Advent 708x laptop pages updated with additional information
• All the Advent 709x laptop pages updated with additional information

8th August 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• Advent 5493 laptop page updated with additional information on the DVD drive
• Advent 7066M and 7068 laptop pages updated with additional information
• All the Advent 707x laptop pages updated with additional information
• Corrected the battery info on the ECS 331 based Advent laptops (should read EM-G3302L2 not EM-G330L2)

1st August 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• Updated the Canon Laser printer section to include a second driver download link
• Advent 7060, 7061m, 7062, 7063m, 7064m, and 7065 laptop pages updated with additional information

25th July 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• All the Advent 702x laptop pages updated with additional information
• Advent 8111 laptop page updated with more information on the card reader
• All the Advent 703x laptop pages updated with additional information
• All the Advent 704x laptop pages updated with additional information
• All the Advent 705x laptop pages updated with additional information
• Advent 7104 page updated to note there is some disagreement regarding the maximum graphics memory

18th July 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• Corrected the broken driver link on the Advent 7098 laptop page
• Updated the Advent 6001 laptop page to include a link to the user and disassembly guides
• All the Advent 701x laptop pages updated with additional information

11th July 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• Corrected the BIOS information on the Advent 7109a, 7109b, and 7113 laptop pages
• All the Advent 700x laptop pages updated with additional information
• Split the Advent 7000 and 7000a laptops onto separate pages

4th July 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• All the Advent 9xxx laptop pages updated with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9112 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9212 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9215 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9315 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9415 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9515 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9517 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9617 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9915w laptop

27th June 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• Updated the Advent 7089, 7104, 7106, and 7110 laptop pages with more information on the drivers
• Updated the Advent 7053 and 7064m laptop pages to note that some may have a Fujitsu hard drive fitted
• All the Advent 64xx laptop pages updated with additional information
• Split the Advent 6413 and 6413A laptops onto separate pages
• Split the Advent 6414 and 6414B laptops onto separate pages
• All the Advent 65xx laptop pages updated with additional information
• All the Advent 8xxx laptop pages updated with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent 8112 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 8115 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 8212 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 8215 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 8315 laptop

20th June 2008

The following updates has been completed this week.

• Added a new page covering the Advent 6301 laptop
• Updated the Advent T9002 and T9002a PC pages to include a link to the motherboard manual
• Updated the Advent 3315, 3215, and 3312 PC pages to include a link to the motherboard manual
• Advent 6410 + 6411 laptop pages updated with additional information

13th June 2008

The following update has been completed this week.

• Big Tee Shirt advertising banners and associated code updated

6th June 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Updated the Advent G335 based laptop pages to correct a minor error on the memory upgrade instructions
• Updated the Advent 6000 and 6001 laptop pages with additional information

30th May 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Updated the Advent QT5500, QRC430, QC430, and ERT2250 laptop pages with additional information
• Added a new page covering the Advent ERC430 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 1115c laptop
• Added new pages covering the Advent 2021, 2022, and 2023 laptops
• Tidied up the Advent 2008 laptop page

23rd May 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Tidied up the Advent 44xx laptop pages
• Tidied up the Advent 5xxx laptop pages
• Added new pages covering the Advent 5301 and 5302 laptops

16th May 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Added new pages covering the Advent T9409, T9509, and T9609 PCs
• Added a new page covering the Advent T9610 PC
• Added new pages covering the Advent T9217 and T9317 PCs
• Added new pages covering the Advent GX9000 and GX9200 PCs
• Added new pages covering the Advent DHEX22, DHE500, and DHE1000 PCs
• Updated the Advent 2005 PC page to include a link to the motherboard manual
• Added new pages covering the Advent MC3010, MC3020, MC3030, MC3040 PCs
• Updated the Advent 7107 page with more details on the DVD drive
• Updated the Quanta TW3 based Advent laptops to include a link to a disassembly guide
• ECS G335 based Advent laptops updated to include more details on the battery

9th May 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Advent 7000/7000a laptop page updated with more details on the hard drive
• Advent 7066M laptop page updated with more details on the original manufacturer and downloading the drivers
• Gericom N340S8 based Advent laptop pages updated with more details on accessing the CMOS battery
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7201 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 8111 laptop
• Tidied up the Advent T9306 PC page
• Added new pages covering the Advent T9106MCE and 9206MCE PCs
• Tidied up the Advent T9207 and T9207a PC pages
• Added new pages covering the Advent T9107 and T9307 PCs
• Added new pages covering the Advent T9208, T9308, T9408, T9508, and T9608 PCs
• Updated the Quanta TW3 based Advent laptops to include a link to a disassembly guide

2nd May 2008

The following update has been completed this week.

• Upgraded message board software to latest version

25th April 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Advent T1-T12 PC pages updated with additional information
• Added new pages covering the Advent T2 and T8 PCs
• Added new pages covering the Advent T100 and T200 PCs
• Advent T9x00 PC pages updated with additional information
• Advent T9x01 PC pages updated with additional information
• Advent 7077 laptop page updated with more information on the wireless card
• Advent 7053 & 7064M laptop pages updated with more details on spares/accessories
• Advent 7066M laptop page updated with details on how to upgrade the memory
• Advent T9x02 PC pages updated with additional information
• Added new pages covering the Advent T9002, T9002a, and T9402 PCs
• Added new pages covering the Advent T9003, T9103, T9203, T9303, and T9403 PCs
• Added new pages covering the Advent T9004, T9104, T9204, T9304, T9404, and T9504 PCs
• Added new pages covering the Advent T9305 MCE, T9405, and T9505 MCE PCs

18th April 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Advent 7011, 7012, and 7013 laptop pages updated with additional information
• Split the Advent 3503 and 3503CDRW PCs onto separate pages
• Split the Advent 9117 and 9117hu laptops onto separate pages
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9115 laptop
• All the remaining Advent 3000 series PC pages updated with additional information
• Fixed the broken drivers link on the Advent 7255DVD and 7300 laptop pages
• All the Advent 2000 series PC pages updated with additional information
• All the Advent 8000 series PC pages updated with additional information
• Tidied up all the Advent Pentium III and earlier PC pages

11th April 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Updated the Advent 7099 and 8109 laptop pages to include more details on the graphics chip
• All the Advent 3x09 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x08 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x07 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x06 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x05 PCs updated with additional information

4th April 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• ECS 321 based Advent laptops updated with more information on the drivers
• Updated the ECS 321 based Advent laptops so all the pages use the same images
• Added a new page covering the Advent 8109 laptop
• ECS G335 based Advent laptops updated with more information on the drivers
• Quanta TW3M based Advent laptops updated with more information on the drivers
• Updated the Advent 7211 laptop page with more information on the drivers
• ECS 331 based Advent laptops updated with more information on the drivers
• Updated the ECS 331 based Advent laptops so all the pages use the same images

28th March 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Advent 7087 laptop page updated with more details on the wireless LAN card
• Advent 7000 and 7087 laptop pages updated with more information on the drivers
• All the Advent 3x19 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x18 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x17 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x16 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x15 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x14 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x13 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x12 PCs updated with additional information
• All the Advent 3x11 PCs updated with additional information
• Split the Advent 3319 and 3319a PCs onto separate pages
• Split the Advent 3419 and 3419a PCs onto separate pages
• Split the Advent 3317 and 3317a PCs onto separate pages
• Split the Advent 3517 and 3517a PCs onto separate pages
• Split the Advent 3217 and 3217a PCs onto separate pages

21st March 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Added a new page covering the Advent T9306 PC
• Advent T9102 PC page updated with more details on the specification and drivers
• Corrected the processor details on the Advent 7101 laptop page
• Updated the ECS 331 based Advent laptops with more information on the function keys
• Added a new page covering the Advent T9207 PC
• Added a new page covering the Advent T9207a PC

14th March 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Mitac 8170 based Advent laptops updated with more information on the memory
• Packard Bell Explorer motherboard page updated with more info on the front/back panels
• Advent T9201 PC page updated with more details on the specification and drivers
• Advent T9202 PC page updated with more details on the specification and drivers
• Advent T9302 PC page updated with more details on the specification and drivers
• Advent 3213 PC page updated with more details on the specification
• Advent T11 PC page updated with more details on the specification
• Added a new page covering the Advent T12 PC

7th March 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Advent 7087 laptop page updated to note that some were supplied with a built-in wireless card
• Updated around 50 of the Packard Bell motherboard pages to include better quality layout diagrams
• Hewlett Packard printer pages updated with information on recycling old printers and cartridges

29th February 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Corrected a couple of minor errors on the Advent 7090 page (no TV out socket + image not displaying properly)
• Corrected a couple of minor errors on the Advent 7208 page (BIOS make + drivers link both wrong)
• Added a new page covering the Advent K4000 laptop
• Tidied up the memory information on the Advent 9117 page
• Added a few extra bits to the Advent 3319 PC page
• Added a few extra bits to the Advent 3208 PC page

22nd February 2008

The following updates have been completed this week.

• Medion MID2020 based Advent laptops updated with an image showing how to remove the battery
• Updated the Advent 7090 page to include a link to the user manual + added a diagram of the underside of the laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7203 laptop
• Tidied up a few bits on the Quanta TW3 based Advent laptop pages
• Updated the Mitac 8170 based Advent laptops to include information on accessing the internal components
• Added a new page covering the Advent QRC430 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent QC430 laptop
• Added some extra information to the Packard Bell Columbia motherboard page

15th February 2008

The main update to note this week is that I've changed the driver link on the Quanta TW3 based Advent laptop pages. The new links point to a site which has a wider range of drivers, including Windows Vista, as well as a copy of the user manual. Because of this the TW3 drivers on the uktfs domain have been removed which will free up bandwidth for the other drivers we are currently hosting.

The following updates have also been completed this week.

• Updated the Mitac 8170 based Advent laptops to include BIOS information and a link to the user manual
• Updated the Uniwill L51ii based Advent laptops with more information on the BIOS
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7211 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent ERT2250 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent QT5500 laptop
• Updated the Advent 8117 and 9117 laptop pages to include details on the activity lights

8th February 2008

The following updates have been completed this week -

• Updated the Advent 9117 laptop page as there are two versions of this laptop (one with a webcam)
• Added a new page covering the Advent 8117 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7111 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7113 laptop
• Advent 7001 and 7003 laptop pages updated to include details on how to access the memory slots
• Updated the ECS 331 based Advent laptops with more information on getting the wireless card working with Vista
• Corrected the Ad-Aware 2007 link on the Free Downloads page

1st February 2008

We got very close to our monthly bandwidth limit on the uktfs domain this month and as a result we had to remove the drivers for the TW3 and KN3 based Advent laptops for three days this week. The drivers are now available again, apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The following updates have been completed this week -

• Corrected the Advent 9117 laptop page as this model doesn't have a webcam built-in
• Corrected the ECS 331 based Advent laptop pages - there are four screws not one holding the metal plate
• Updated the Gericom 251S6 based Advent laptops to include a link to the user manual
• Updated the Medion WID2000 based Advent laptops to include information on upgrading the DVD drive
• Updated the Packard Bell iMedia page to include details on fitting a FDD to an iMedia 2422

25th January 2008

The following updates have been completed this week -

• Advent laptop charts modified so the 64xx and 65xx models now appear on page one instead of page two
• Advent 7109a and 7109b pages updated to include a link to the drivers and user manual
• Advent 7109b laptop page updated with more information on the battery
• Tidied up the weight and dimensions information on all the Advent laptop pages
• Added case colour information to some of the Advent laptop pages
• ECS 331 based Advent laptops updated with information on getting the Marvell Wireless card working with Vista
• Added a new page covering the Advent 9117 laptop

18th January 2008

The following updates have been completed this week -

• Message board software upgraded to the latest version
• Tidied up all the Advent laptop specifications
• Updated all the Advent laptops so the battery information is in the same format on all pages
• Renamed the wireless lan drivers on the TW3 downloads so they are in the same format as the rest

11th January 2008

Well 2008 is upon us (belated Happy New Year to everyone) and that can mean only one thing, another 12 months of trying to unravel the mysteries of Advent computers. The first updates of the year are -

• Advent 7208 page updated to confirm the laptop doesn't have a Firewire port
• All ECS based Advent laptops updated to include a second link to ECS's driver download site
• Advent 7090 page updated to include original manufacturer info and a link to download the drivers
• ECS G335 based Advent laptops updated to include more information on the memory
• ECS 321 based Advent laptops updated to include more information on the memory
• Advent 3206 PC page updated with more information on the memory plus the link to Gigabyte's site has been fixed
• Advent 7076a and 7078 laptop pages updated with more information on the memory

21st December 2007

• Corrected the battery information on the ECS 321 based Advent laptops
• Updated the Advent 7039 laptop page with more information on downloading the drivers
• Updated the Advent 7030 and 7031 laptop pages with more info on the hard drive and memory upgrades

14th December 2007

• Updated the Advent 6001 and 7098 laptop pages to include more information on upgrading the memory

7th December 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last week.

• Corrected the memory upgrade information on the Advent 5365, 5470, and 5471 laptop pages
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7103 laptop
• Updated the BIOS and memory upgrade information on the Advent 7085, 7100, and 7101 laptop pages
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7106 laptop
• Updated the memory information on the Advent 7104 and 7089 laptop pages
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7108 laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7109 laptop
• Updated the BIOS information on the Advent 7099 and 7115 laptop pages
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7109a Laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7110 Laptop

30th November 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last week.

• Added a new page covering the Advent 7105PA laptop
• Added a new page covering the Advent 7104 laptop
• Updated all the Advent laptops based on the ECS 331 to include information on both batteries
• Add a link to the website "DriveMyLaptop" to all the Advent laptop pages
• Upgraded the message board software from v2.3.1 to v.2.3.3

16th November 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last week.

• Advent 7093 and 7107 laptop pages updated with more information on the memory
• Advent T1 PC page updated to include a second source for downloading drivers

9th November 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last two weeks.

• Added BIOS access information to the Advent 7060,7073, and 7077 laptop pages
• Corrected the original model number on the Advent 7060 and 7073 laptop pages
• Corrected the original model number on the Advent 7089 laptop page
• Updated the Advent 7053 and 7064M laptop pages to include a possible source for replacement batteries
• Added a new problem/solution into the Hewlett Packard Inkjet printer FAQ
• Updated the Advent T1 PC page with more information on the power supply

26th October 2007

Thanks to Hi-Grade and Sabio updating their FTP sites most of the work this week has been spent correcting broken driver links in the Advent laptops section. The drivers for the Advent laptops based on the Quanta TW3, Mitac 8060, Mitac 8080, and Mitac 8170 are now hosted on our uktfs.co.uk domain.

I've also updated the memory information on the Advent 7062 and 7065 pages to note that these laptops take SDRAM memory and not SODIMMs.

19th October 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last week.

• Updated the Packard Bell Diamond scanners page as Mustek have removed the Vista drivers from their site
• Advent 6410 laptop page updated to include original manufacturer information
• Apple Index page updated to include a link to "The Bookyard" website
• Updated the Advent T1 page to include details on ordering replacement power supplies
• Advent 7063M, 7072, and 7075 laptop pages have had their memory upgrade instructions tidied up
• Advent 7085, 7100, and 7101 laptop pages have had their memory upgrade instructions tidied up
• Packard Bell motherboards page #1 updated to include a link for downloading manuals
• Corrected the link to the official website on the CTX index page
• Updated the CTX Notebooks page to include a link to some of the drivers
• Updated the Hewlett Packard section to include details on ordering recovery CDs
• Canon BJC-50 and BJC-55 printer pages updated with the correct waste error reset information
• Added a new write-up covering the Advent 7115 laptop
• Tidied up the Advent 7099 laptop specification

5th October 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last week.

• Packard Bell Diamond scanners page updated to include links to Windows Vista drivers
• Advent 7083 and 7088 laptop pages updated with information on the function keys
• Advent 7082, 7083, 7088, 7096, 7102, and 7105 laptop pages updated with memory upgrade details added
• Tidied up the Advent 3119 PC page
• Added a page for the Advent 7109b laptop

28th September 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last week.

• Advent 7036, 7037, 7046, 7047, and 7049 pages updated with views of the case
• Memory upgrade information added to the Advent 7007 and 7008 laptop pages
• Added a page for the Advent 7208 laptop
• Corrected the broken link to Romtronics on the Packard Bell index page

14th September 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last week.

• Advent 7076a and 7078 laptop specifications have been tidied up
• Updated the Medion based Advent laptops to clarify the procedure for getting drivers from Medion's website
• Advent 7094 laptop page updated to note that they used two different power supplies
• The Canon BJC-80 page has been updated to include a way of getting it working via USB

7th September 2007

The following updates have been completed over the last week.

• Advent 7060, 7073, and 7077 pages have had their specifications tidied up and memory upgrade instructions added
• Updated the Agfa Scnapscan 300/310 Scanner Guide with more information on driver availability
• Advent 7063M, 7072, and 7075 pages have had their specifications tidied up and memory upgrade instructions added
• Updated the Advent 7011, 7012, and 7013 pages with information on compatibility with Second Life
• Updated the Advent 6411 laptop page to include links to the user & service manuals
• Updated the Advent laptops based on the Gericom 340S8 to include links to the user & service manuals
• Updated the Advent 5365, 5470, and 5471 laptop pages to include a link to the service manual
• Updated the Primark scanner pages removing the link to their now defunct website + adding a note on Windows Vista compatibility
• Advent 7001 and 7003 laptop pages updated with information on installing Linux
• Updated the Advent 7030 and 7031 laptop pages to note they are also sold as Mitac and Hi-Grade machines
• Advent 7099 laptop page updated to include memory upgrade instructions
• Advent 7081, 7086, 7094, and 7095 laptop pages updated to include memory upgrade instructions