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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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...computer Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have for any required drivers. Use the documentation that do not have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that your Internet service provider. Broadband ...for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic IP address assignment to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have not already done so. 17 Before you begin setting up a network. ...
...computer Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have for any required drivers. Use the documentation that do not have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that your Internet service provider. Broadband ...for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic IP address assignment to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have not already done so. 17 Before you begin setting up a network. ...
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For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 21. • Connect 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 Important To share a printer ... 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. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can : • View a network drive • Open and copy files ...
For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 21. • Connect 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 Important To share a printer ... 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. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can : • View a network drive • Open and copy files ...
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To print files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy. 4 Right-click the file, then click Copy. 5 Right-click the folder where you are sending ... Computer. 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 the file to...
To print files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy. 4 Right-click the file, then click Copy. 5 Right-click the folder where you are sending ... Computer. 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 the file to...
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Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that a key is failing. 33 For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click ...
Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that a key is failing. 33 For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click ...
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... sure that the monitor cable 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. The text on the back of your computer. • Check the...
... sure that the monitor cable 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. The text on the back of your computer. • Check the...
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...are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read 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. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc...
...are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read 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. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc...
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... the printer can start printing. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. 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...
... the printer can start printing. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. 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...
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..." on page 46. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by following the information in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. For instructions, see "Returning your system). eMachines provides everything you need to a previous state when... for additional system recovery options, you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to its factory condition" on page 45. Problem solving may be ...
..." on page 46. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by following the information in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. For instructions, see "Returning your system). eMachines provides everything you need to a previous state when... for additional system recovery options, you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to its factory condition" on page 45. Problem solving may be ...
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.... 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you can watch its progress on each type of recovery disc as soon as... "Windows Recovery Disc 1 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 disc. When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it. 4 Remove...
.... 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you can watch its progress on each type of recovery disc as soon as... "Windows Recovery Disc 1 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 disc. When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it. 4 Remove...
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... Repeat this step for the item you want 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. You can recover using either.... Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the software and device drivers that came pre-installed on your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management.
... Repeat this step for the item you want 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. You can recover using either.... Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the software and device drivers that came pre-installed on your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management.
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... system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 48. •...
... system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 48. •...
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...continue. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your hard drive. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer, then ...F12 to open the boot menu. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 4 Click OK. This process may take several minutes. Recovering from factory default. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the hard drive during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your computer. Recovering...
...continue. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your hard drive. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer, then ...F12 to open the boot menu. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 4 Click OK. This process may take several minutes. Recovering from factory default. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the hard drive during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your computer. Recovering...