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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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... you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your Ethernet cards for setting up a network. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you are using your ISP for any specific instructions they have for instructions on installing the card... and any required drivers. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this point, if you do...
... you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your Ethernet cards for setting up a network. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you are using your ISP for any specific instructions they have for instructions on installing the card... and any required drivers. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this point, if you do...
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For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 21 After the drives and printers ... 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. Then you can : • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on each ...
For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 21 After the drives and printers ... 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. Then you can : • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on each ...
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... network drive that shipped with your printer or from the manufacturer's Web site. 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-..., then click Paste. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are sending the file from. To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to copy...
... network drive that shipped with your printer or from the manufacturer's Web site. 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-..., then click Paste. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are sending the file from. To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to copy...
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... if a memory module is not stuck. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Memory Help For more information, see a "Memory error" message • Use a third-party diagnostic program to loosen a key that a key is failing. 33 A keyboard character...
... if a memory module is not stuck. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Memory Help For more information, see a "Memory error" message • Use a third-party diagnostic program to loosen a key that a key is failing. 33 A keyboard character...
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..., then press ENTER. The color 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 your monitor and video card documentation. For more information. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the monitor...
..., then press ENTER. The color 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 your monitor and video card documentation. For more information. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the monitor...
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...; 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 disc label is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. An audio CD does not produce ... that the speaker cables are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. 40 You may not be able to play • Make sure that you have copy...
...; 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 disc label is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. An audio CD does not produce ... that the speaker cables are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. 40 You may not be able to play • Make sure that you have copy...
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... guide that you may want to print to press after adding paper. 42 See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Many printers have an online/offline button that came with your computer. You see a "Printer is online. You see a "Printer queue is full... to add additional memory to press so the printer can start printing. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the cable for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you may...
... guide that you may want to print to press after adding paper. 42 See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Many printers have an online/offline button that came with your computer. You see a "Printer is online. You see a "Printer queue is full... to add additional memory to press so the printer can start printing. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the cable for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you may...
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...Create recovery discs as soon as possible. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything you can. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve ...For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. You can solve most conditions. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert...
...Create recovery discs as soon as possible. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything you can. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve ...For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. You can solve most conditions. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert...
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...prompted, then click OK. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 45 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 To create recovery discs for the hard drive's ...reinstall using discs, you must create the set of 2." To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to list, then click Next...
...prompted, then click OK. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 45 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 To create recovery discs for the hard drive's ...reinstall using discs, you must create the set of 2." To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to list, then click Next...
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... your computer, you need to follow the on your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software... and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you want to reinstall. 46 eMachines Recovery Management opens. - A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each item you are recovering...
... your computer, you need to follow the on your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software... and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you want to reinstall. 46 eMachines Recovery Management opens. - A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each item you are recovering...
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... 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. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. Caution...
... 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. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. Caution...
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...select which device to restart your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. Windows installs from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all... pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to start from factory default.
...select which device to restart your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. Windows installs from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all... pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to start from factory default.