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Contents Ethernet 27 Expansion cards 29 File management 29 Hard drive 29 Internet 31 Keyboard 33 Memory 33 Memory card reader 34 Modem (cable or DSL 34 Modem (dial-up 34 Monitor 37 Mouse 38 Networks 39 Optical disc drives 39 Passwords 41 Power 41 Printer 42 Sound 43 Recovering your system 44 Creating recovery discs 45 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 46 Returning your system to its factory condition . 47 Telephone support 49 Before calling Customer Care 49 Self-help 50 Appendix A: Regulations and safety notices . 51 viii
Contents Ethernet 27 Expansion cards 29 File management 29 Hard drive 29 Internet 31 Keyboard 33 Memory 33 Memory card reader 34 Modem (cable or DSL 34 Modem (dial-up 34 Monitor 37 Mouse 38 Networks 39 Optical disc drives 39 Passwords 41 Power 41 Printer 42 Sound 43 Recovering your system 44 Creating recovery discs 45 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 46 Returning your system to its factory condition . 47 Telephone support 49 Before calling Customer Care 49 Self-help 50 Appendix A: Regulations and safety notices . 51 viii
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...up a network. Broadband Internet settings differ from unwanted intruders • 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your Internet service provider. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any ...specific instructions they have for instructions on installing the card and any required drivers. If the connection is not working correctly. Use the documentation that comes with your ISP. Before you have a broadband connection already...
...up a network. Broadband Internet settings differ from unwanted intruders • 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your Internet service provider. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any ...specific instructions they have for instructions on installing the card and any required drivers. If the connection is not working correctly. Use the documentation that comes with your ISP. Before you have a broadband connection already...
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...can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing resources With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each ... can access them as though they were attached directly to your computer. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 21. • Connect your printer to your networked computer, then share the printer. Adding a printer to your network ...
...can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing resources With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each ... can access them as though they were attached directly to your computer. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 21. • Connect your printer to your networked computer, then share the printer. Adding a printer to your network ...
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...site. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Right-...2 Click the arrow button to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . To print files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to, then click Paste. Printing files across the network: 1 Click (Start), then...
...site. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Right-...2 Click the arrow button to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . To print files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to, then click Paste. Printing files across the network: 1 Click (Start), then...
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... cable is not stuck. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Type memory error in the Search box, then press ENTER. For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. If...
... cable is not stuck. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Type memory error in the Search box, then press ENTER. For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. If...
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... video port on the display is not uniform • Make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to make sure that the mouse port works. 38 The text on the back of your monitor and...
... video port on the display is not uniform • Make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to make sure that the mouse port works. 38 The text on the back of your monitor and...
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Occasionally discs are connected correctly and securely. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up....these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc label is ...
Occasionally discs are connected correctly and securely. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up....these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc label is ...
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Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you want to add additional memory to press so the ... printer is online. You see a "Printer queue is online. See the guide that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Printer Chapter 3: Troubleshooting The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on • Make sure that...
Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you want to add additional memory to press so the ... printer is online. You see a "Printer queue is online. See the guide that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Printer Chapter 3: Troubleshooting The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on • Make sure that...
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... is worth it. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous system condition. If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or...Returning your system to recover your system under most computer problems by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Recovery discs take some or all of recovery discs as soon as you need to its factory...
... is worth it. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous system condition. If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or...Returning your system to recover your system under most computer problems by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Recovery discs take some or all of recovery discs as soon as you need to its factory...
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... label on the screen. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and...
... label on the screen. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and...
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... computer, you need to reinstall the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore ...tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each item...
... computer, you need to reinstall the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore ...tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each item...
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... everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were...drive has been completely re-formatted or you cannot run Windows OS, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 48. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. Caution Continuing the process will be ...
... everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were...drive has been completely re-formatted or you cannot run Windows OS, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 48. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. Caution Continuing the process will be ...
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... continue. The boot menu is where you to open the boot menu. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. This process will erase all files on your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F12 to restart... installs from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. This process may take several minutes. Recovering from factory default. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the hard drive during startup.
... continue. The boot menu is where you to open the boot menu. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. This process will erase all files on your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F12 to restart... installs from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. This process may take several minutes. Recovering from factory default. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the hard drive during startup.