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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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... should contact your broadband connection is not working correctly. Use the documentation that do not have not already done so. 17 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you are using your Internet service provider. Before you begin setting up your network, you do not have Ethernet already installed. Be sure to...
... should contact your broadband connection is not working correctly. Use the documentation that do not have not already done so. 17 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you are using your Internet service provider. Before you begin setting up your network, you do not have Ethernet already installed. Be sure to...
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... router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the...were attached directly to your computer. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on each of your computers, you can add a printer to your network. Follow the instructions included with your networked computer, then ...
... router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the...were attached directly to your computer. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on each of your computers, you can add a printer to your network. Follow the instructions included with your networked computer, then ...
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Printing 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-click the ... window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print...
Printing 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-click the ... window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print...
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... keyboard. Type memory error in the keyboard • If you know works to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Press each key to make sure that might be stuck, then restart your computer. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Clean the...
... keyboard. Type memory error in the keyboard • If you know works to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Press each key to make sure that might be stuck, then restart your computer. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Clean the...
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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 the mouse port works. 38 Type screen resolution in correctly. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Remove all extension...
... 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 the mouse port works. 38 Type screen resolution in correctly. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Remove all extension...
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...by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 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. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. An audio ...
...by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 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. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. An audio ...
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... • Make sure that the printer is plugged into an AC power source. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that you have an online/offline button that you may need... button that you may want to print to press after adding paper. 42 The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. See the guide that came with your computer. Many printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • If you print large...
... • Make sure that the printer is plugged into an AC power source. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that you have an online/offline button that you may need... button that you may want to print to press after adding paper. 42 The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. See the guide that came with your computer. Many printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • If you print large...
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... its factory condition" on page 47. 4 Reset your system to a previous system condition. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to recover your system...
... its factory condition" on page 47. 4 Reset your system to a previous system condition. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to recover your system...
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...the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Important We recommend that are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs ...for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by ...
...the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Important We recommend that are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs ...for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by ...
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...to follow the on your computer from 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. Repeat this step for the item you...recover your computer, you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • ...
...to follow the on your computer from 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. Repeat this step for the item you...recover your computer, you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • ...
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... back them up now. • If you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have created. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to... return 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. Returning your system to its factory condition In case your ...
... back them up now. • If you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have created. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to... return 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. Returning your system to its factory condition In case your ...
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...then restart your computer, then continues by copying files to open the boot menu. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. Recovering from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc...to restart your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. 5 Click OK. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the hard drive during startup. This process will erase all files...
...then restart your computer, then continues by copying files to open the boot menu. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. Recovering from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc...to restart your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. 5 Click OK. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the hard drive during startup. This process will erase all files...