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...the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to help you quickly discover and use the many features of help you are provided with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of services and support. eMachines stands behind our...yourself with fast, considerate service. Please read this manual carefully to ensure that you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. We sincerely hope that you will provide you for years to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Using Help ...
...the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to help you quickly discover and use the many features of help you are provided with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of services and support. eMachines stands behind our...yourself with fast, considerate service. Please read this manual carefully to ensure that you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. We sincerely hope that you will provide you for years to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Using Help ...
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...left to ISP. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to install Ethernet cards and drivers on both ends of cable. Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If ...change anything about your Ethernet cards for instructions on the network and can assign IP addresses to right). Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you are attached to copper pins in the same order (same colors, left to the computers on installing the card and...
...left to ISP. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to install Ethernet cards and drivers on both ends of cable. Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If ...change anything about your Ethernet cards for instructions on the network and can assign IP addresses to right). Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you are attached to copper pins in the same order (same colors, left to the computers on installing the card and...
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...the type of up to find out how soon after the installation the line will be unique on installing the cards and any required drivers. Use the documentation that comes with no blank spaces. Check your access point documentation for setting up a network. Establishing your current ...You must give each computer on your personal data, like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and personal online banking information. www.emachines.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you have set up security for all computers ...
...the type of up to find out how soon after the installation the line will be unique on installing the cards and any required drivers. Use the documentation that comes with no blank spaces. Check your access point documentation for setting up a network. Establishing your current ...You must give each computer on your personal data, like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and personal online banking information. www.emachines.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you have set up security for all computers ...
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...to the network. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 52. • Connect your printer to install the printer drivers on each network computer are shared, you are using a wired Ethernet network, check all of the devices, then power them as though they...; Contact your Internet service provider Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to your router or access point is set up, log...
...to the network. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 52. • Connect your printer to install the printer drivers on each network computer are shared, you are using a wired Ethernet network, check all of the devices, then power them as though they...; Contact your Internet service provider Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to your router or access point is set up, log...
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... and Sound. 3 Click Add a printer. 4 Click Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer, click Next, then follow the on your computer. www.emachines.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to, then click... Connect. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on the computer you are using a desktop computer or ...
... and Sound. 3 Click Add a printer. 4 Click Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer, click Next, then follow the on your computer. www.emachines.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to, then click... Connect. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on the computer you are using a desktop computer or ...
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www.emachines.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. Windows recognizes the new hardware and .... Tip To help identify your computer. You can connect an additional monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, click (Start), Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Personalization, then click Display Settings. For the...
www.emachines.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. Windows recognizes the new hardware and .... Tip To help identify your computer. You can connect an additional monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, click (Start), Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Personalization, then click Display Settings. For the...
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... Start menu 7 DHCP 44, 50 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 70 documentation eMachines Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 54 sharing 52 un-sharing 53 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
... Start menu 7 DHCP 44, 50 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 70 documentation eMachines Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 54 sharing 52 un-sharing 53 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
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...template 25 testing network 52 text to speech 80 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 61 Windows 65 user accounts adding in Windows 76 deleting 76 switching in Windows 76 V VGA port 73 video playing 28 viewing... voice recognition 80 W WAN 44 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 eMachines 2 wide area network (WAN) 44 window 8 changing colors 69 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows ...
...template 25 testing network 52 text to speech 80 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 McAfee SecurityCenter 61 Windows 65 user accounts adding in Windows 76 deleting 76 switching in Windows 76 V VGA port 73 video playing 28 viewing... voice recognition 80 W WAN 44 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 eMachines 2 wide area network (WAN) 44 window 8 changing colors 69 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows ...
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www.emachines.com First steps 66 Troubleshooting 67 Add-in cards 67 Audio 67 CD or DVD drives 67 Diskette drive 69 DVD drives 70 Ethernet 70 ...-up 79 Monitor 82 Mouse 84 Networks 84 Passwords 84 Power 84 Printer 85 Sound 86 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 90 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 93 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 94 Telephone support 95...
www.emachines.com First steps 66 Troubleshooting 67 Add-in cards 67 Audio 67 CD or DVD drives 67 Diskette drive 69 DVD drives 70 Ethernet 70 ...-up 79 Monitor 82 Mouse 84 Networks 84 Passwords 84 Power 84 Printer 85 Sound 86 Recovering your system 87 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 88 Using Microsoft System Restore 90 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 93 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 94 Telephone support 95...
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For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 53. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. 68 A DVD movie will ...that the volume controls are turned up. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 53. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may not be read by the DVD drive. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. Occasionally... see the "Using Drives and Media Files" chapter in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver.
For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 53. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. 68 A DVD movie will ...that the volume controls are turned up. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 53. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may not be read by the DVD drive. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. Occasionally... see the "Using Drives and Media Files" chapter in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver.
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... the keyboard cable is not stuck. Keyboard The keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message • Make sure that nothing is resting on your account with a narrow, straw-like...
... the keyboard cable is not stuck. Keyboard The keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message • Make sure that nothing is resting on your account with a narrow, straw-like...
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... "Customizing Windows" chapter in and turned on the back of your computer. • Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that the monitor is plugged in the online User Guide. The computer is running but there is no picture • Make sure...
... "Customizing Windows" chapter in and turned on the back of your computer. • Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that the monitor is plugged in the online User Guide. The computer is running but there is no picture • Make sure...
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..., into an AC power source. To set a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. Make sure that it in the printer setup. www.emachines.com • If your computer is plugged into a surge protector, make sure that you want to an electrical outlet, turned on but will not turn... it on installing the printer driver. 85 Many printers have an online/offline button that you may need to press so the printer can start printing. To test the outlet, ...
..., into an AC power source. To set a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. Make sure that it in the printer setup. www.emachines.com • If your computer is plugged into a surge protector, make sure that you want to an electrical outlet, turned on but will not turn... it on installing the printer driver. 85 Many printers have an online/offline button that you may need to press so the printer can start printing. To test the outlet, ...
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.... If you should create a set of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. www.emachines.com Help For more information about sound troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions, see "Recovering...
.... If you should create a set of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. www.emachines.com Help For more information about sound troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions, see "Recovering...
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...dialog box opens, click the x in case you will need to recover software that did not come with your pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you will need ...will need recovery discs, we recommend that tells you the number of blank discs you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. A dialog box opens that you prepare for software and device...
...dialog box opens, click the x in case you will need to recover software that did not come with your pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you will need ...will need recovery discs, we recommend that tells you the number of blank discs you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. A dialog box opens that you prepare for software and device...
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... enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If you must recover your software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. If you have created. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations...
... enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If you must recover your software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. If you have created. Tip After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations...
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...on the list, and you want to one of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each time you install... disc. In most cases of your system running again. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD/DVD drive. The disc's eMachines Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, click the...
...on the list, and you want to one of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each time you install... disc. In most cases of your system running again. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD/DVD drive. The disc's eMachines Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, click the...
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...computer. To delete everything on your keyboard to its factory condition. b While the computer is called a factory recovery. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 93 This process is starting up now. If Windows...cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. Your computer restarts. 2 If you are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. www.emachines.com 3 Click Create. The Create a restore point ...
...computer. To delete everything on your keyboard to its factory condition. b While the computer is called a factory recovery. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 93 This process is starting up now. If Windows...cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. Your computer restarts. 2 If you are not solved by any pre-installed software and device drivers. www.emachines.com 3 Click Create. The Create a restore point ...
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..., you the progress of the system recovery. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you must recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the ...account's password (if any key on only the primary (operating system) hard drive. Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will also need to eMachines System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next, click Full factory recovery, then click Next.
..., you the progress of the system recovery. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you must recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the ...account's password (if any key on only the primary (operating system) hard drive. Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will also need to eMachines System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next, click Full factory recovery, then click Next.
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...that all cables are damaged - Liquid has been spilled into your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you use your...8226; Make sure that your computer is connected correctly to recover your computer - If you did not purchase the hardware or software from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site...
...that all cables are damaged - Liquid has been spilled into your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you use your...8226; Make sure that your computer is connected correctly to recover your computer - If you did not purchase the hardware or software from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site...