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... site 3 Help and Support 3 Searching for a topic 4 BigFix 4 Online help 5 eMachines contact information 6 2 Checking Out Your eMachines Computer 7 Desktop PC Front 8 Desktop PC Back 10 Identifying your model 13 eMachines model and serial number 13 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 13 3 Getting Started 15 Working safely 16 Reducing eye strain 16 Setting up your computer desk... Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device 28 4 Using Drives and Ports 29 Using the diskette drive 30 Using the memory card reader 31 www.eMachines.com i
... site 3 Help and Support 3 Searching for a topic 4 BigFix 4 Online help 5 eMachines contact information 6 2 Checking Out Your eMachines Computer 7 Desktop PC Front 8 Desktop PC Back 10 Identifying your model 13 eMachines model and serial number 13 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 13 3 Getting Started 15 Working safely 16 Reducing eye strain 16 Setting up your computer desk... Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device 28 4 Using Drives and Ports 29 Using the diskette drive 30 Using the memory card reader 31 www.eMachines.com i
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Chapter 2: Checking Out Your eMachines Computer Desktop PC Front Your computer includes the following components. DVD/CD drive DVD/CD drive (optional) Diskette drive (optional) USB port (optional) Hard drive access indicator Memory card reader (optional) Power button/ Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) USB ports (optional) Microphone jack Headphone jack Model: S/No: eMachines help resources and Customer Care information Model and serial number 8 www.eMachines.com Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below.
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your eMachines Computer Desktop PC Front Your computer includes the following components. DVD/CD drive DVD/CD drive (optional) Diskette drive (optional) USB port (optional) Hard drive access indicator Memory card reader (optional) Power button/ Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) USB ports (optional) Microphone jack Headphone jack Model: S/No: eMachines help resources and Customer Care information Model and serial number 8 www.eMachines.com Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below.
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...a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on or off. Plug a microphone into this button to turn the power on page 28. www.eMachines.com 9 Desktop PC Front Component DVD/CD drive Diskette drive (optional) USB ports (optional) Hard drive access indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Memory card reader (...discs (depending on when the hard drive is accessed. Turns on drive type). You can also configure the power button to access eMachines' Web site and eMachines Customer Care. This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, or recordable DVD drive. Plug an IEEE 1394 (also ...
...a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on or off. Plug a microphone into this button to turn the power on page 28. www.eMachines.com 9 Desktop PC Front Component DVD/CD drive Diskette drive (optional) USB ports (optional) Hard drive access indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Memory card reader (...discs (depending on when the hard drive is accessed. Turns on drive type). You can also configure the power button to access eMachines' Web site and eMachines Customer Care. This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, or recordable DVD drive. Plug an IEEE 1394 (also ...
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Voltage switch Power connector PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard Serial port Parallel port Monitor port USB ports USB ports (optional) Microphone jack Audio output (Line out) jack Audio input (Line in) jack Telephone jack Case cover thumbscrew IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Ethernet (network) jack Modem jack Case cover thumbscrew 10 www.eMachines.com Chapter 2: Checking Out Your eMachines Computer Desktop PC Back Your computer includes the following components. Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below.
Voltage switch Power connector PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard Serial port Parallel port Monitor port USB ports USB ports (optional) Microphone jack Audio output (Line out) jack Audio input (Line in) jack Telephone jack Case cover thumbscrew IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Ethernet (network) jack Modem jack Case cover thumbscrew 10 www.eMachines.com Chapter 2: Checking Out Your eMachines Computer Desktop PC Back Your computer includes the following components. Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below.
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Desktop PC Back Component Voltage switch Power connector PS/2 mouse port Icon Description Before turning on your computer, make sure that this switch is in the ... headphones into this port. This jack is color-coded blue. If your modem has a telephone jack, plug the cable for the correct power available. www.eMachines.com 11 Plug a serial device (such as a printer) into this jack. In other peripheral device" on your computer is supplied at 230 volts at 50...
Desktop PC Back Component Voltage switch Power connector PS/2 mouse port Icon Description Before turning on your computer, make sure that this switch is in the ... headphones into this port. This jack is color-coded blue. If your modem has a telephone jack, plug the cable for the correct power available. www.eMachines.com 11 Plug a serial device (such as a printer) into this jack. In other peripheral device" on your computer is supplied at 230 volts at 50...
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www.eMachines.com 51 OR If you are removing a DIMM from the memory module bank, gently pull the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory ... to its upright position. 8 Reconnect the cables and the power cord. 9 Turn on the sides of memory in Category view). Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance (if in your computer. When the module is shown at the bottom of the...
www.eMachines.com 51 OR If you are removing a DIMM from the memory module bank, gently pull the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory ... to its upright position. 8 Reconnect the cables and the power cord. 9 Turn on the sides of memory in Category view). Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance (if in your computer. When the module is shown at the bottom of the...
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... or try a different URL. OR - Help and Support For more information, "Modem (dial-up)" on page 64. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 10 to which you do not have lost your Internet connection, or your ISP is set up correctly. ... error message still appears, disconnect from the ISP connection and close your browser, then reconnect and open on page 64. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 10 to a Web site takes too long Many factors can occur when you have typed a URL (...with your modem. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Internet See also "Modem (dial-up)" on your computer 62 www.eMachines.com
... or try a different URL. OR - Help and Support For more information, "Modem (dial-up)" on page 64. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 10 to which you do not have lost your Internet connection, or your ISP is set up correctly. ... error message still appears, disconnect from the ISP connection and close your browser, then reconnect and open on page 64. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 10 to a Web site takes too long Many factors can occur when you have typed a URL (...with your modem. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Internet See also "Modem (dial-up)" on your computer 62 www.eMachines.com
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... your computer. Memory card reader Drive letters for a dial tone by plugging a working telephone into the modem jack and not the Ethernet network jack. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 62. You see a "Memory error" message ■ Use a third-party diagnostic program to help determine if a memory module is disabled before...
... your computer. Memory card reader Drive letters for a dial tone by plugging a working telephone into the modem jack and not the Ethernet network jack. See "Desktop PC Back" on page 62. You see a "Memory error" message ■ Use a third-party diagnostic program to help determine if a memory module is disabled before...
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... (send) data is working and plugged into the appropriate port on page 10 to 33.6K. Your ISP may lower the speed even further. See "Desktop PC Back" on your computer. Your fax communications program only sends and receives faxes at which you can upload data is limited to the modem... not in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click/Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon, then click the Modems tab. 66 www.eMachines.com If your ISP for example, someone is on page 62 Your 56K modem does not connect at which you have been made correctly. ■...
... (send) data is working and plugged into the appropriate port on page 10 to 33.6K. Your ISP may lower the speed even further. See "Desktop PC Back" on your computer. Your fax communications program only sends and receives faxes at which you can upload data is limited to the modem... not in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click/Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon, then click the Modems tab. 66 www.eMachines.com If your ISP for example, someone is on page 62 Your 56K modem does not connect at which you have been made correctly. ■...