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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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Sharing resources With a network, you 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 drives and printers With a network, you can access them as though they were attached directly to... Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. Then you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can add a printer to your network. For information about ...
Sharing resources With a network, you 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 drives and printers With a network, you can access them as though they were attached directly to... Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. Then you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can add a printer to your network. For information about ...
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... your computer, try these things first: • Make sure that the power cord is connected to your computer and an AC outlet and that your hard drive is not full. • If an error message appears on the screen, write down the exact message. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are secure. • Make sure...
... your computer, try these things first: • Make sure that the power cord is connected to your computer and an AC outlet and that your hard drive is not full. • If an error message appears on the screen, write down the exact message. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are secure. • Make sure...
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Hard drive You see the documentation that came with your computer. • Make sure that you have installed the required software. Type file management in the Search ..., then click Help and Support. Type System Restore in the Search box, then press ENTER. 29 If the Recycle Bin was originally deleted from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. Expansion cards The computer does not recognize an expansion card • Shut down the SHIFT key, the file cannot be restored. File...
Hard drive You see the documentation that came with your computer. • Make sure that you have installed the required software. Type file management in the Search ..., then click Help and Support. Type System Restore in the Search box, then press ENTER. 29 If the Recycle Bin was originally deleted from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. Expansion cards The computer does not recognize an expansion card • Shut down the SHIFT key, the file cannot be restored. File...
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... by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking Empty Recycle Bin. The hard drive cannot be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. If the hard drive is full, copy any files not regularly used to another drive. You see a "Data error" message • This may be accessed, ... you empty the Recycle Bin. • Save your computer has been subjected to static electricity or physical shock, you see a "General failure reading drive C" error message • Restart your computer. • Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. • If your files to backup media...
... by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking Empty Recycle Bin. The hard drive cannot be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. If the hard drive is full, copy any files not regularly used to another drive. You see a "Data error" message • This may be accessed, ... you empty the Recycle Bin. • Save your computer has been subjected to static electricity or physical shock, you see a "General failure reading drive C" error message • Restart your computer. • Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. • If your files to backup media...
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... modem jack. Type troubleshooting connections in the Search box, then press ENTER. 31 You see a "Non-system disk" or "disk error" error message • Your hard drive may have a problem with your Internet service provider (ISP) is set up )" on page 34. You cannot connect to make sure that the connections have...
... modem jack. Type troubleshooting connections in the Search box, then press ENTER. 31 You see a "Non-system disk" or "disk error" error message • Your hard drive may have a problem with your Internet service provider (ISP) is set up )" on page 34. You cannot connect to make sure that the connections have...
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... on the screen. Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you must create the set of recovery discs beforehand. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup ... 45 Important We recommend that are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. 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. - To create recovery discs...
... on the screen. Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you must create the set of recovery discs beforehand. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup ... 45 Important We recommend that are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. 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. - To create recovery discs...
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...hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • New software-If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you need to reinstall the software and device drivers that came pre-installed on -screen prompts to complete the installation. eMachines... step, you may need to follow the on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. OR If you are recovering from the factory. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon ...
...hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • New software-If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you need to reinstall the software and device drivers that came pre-installed on -screen prompts to complete the installation. eMachines... step, you may need to follow the on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. OR If you are recovering from the factory. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon ...
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...dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were pre-installed on your recovery discs" on page 48. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. •... may need to reinstall 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. Caution This complete recovery deletes...
...dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were pre-installed on your recovery discs" on page 48. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. •... may need to reinstall 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. Caution This complete recovery deletes...
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... OK. This process may take several minutes. Recovering from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to restart your hard drive. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. The boot menu is where you...
... OK. This process may take several minutes. Recovering from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to restart your hard drive. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. The boot menu is where you...