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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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... with your Ethernet cards for setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your Internet service provider. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you should contact your ISP for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic...needs, including: • Internet security features, such as a firewall, to protect your network from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on your computer Setting up a network. If the connection is already installed on the computers that comes with your ISP. Broadband Internet...
... with your Ethernet cards for setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your Internet service provider. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you should contact your ISP for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic...needs, including: • Internet security features, such as a firewall, to protect your network from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on your computer Setting up a network. If the connection is already installed on the computers that comes with your ISP. Broadband Internet...
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... 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 share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each network computer...on other network computers • Print documents on each computer. Follow the instructions included 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
... 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 share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each network computer...on other network computers • Print documents on each computer. Follow the instructions included 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
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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 want to copy. 4 Right-click the file, then click Copy. 5 Right-click the folder where you are sending ...the file from the manufacturer's Web site. To print 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...
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 want to copy. 4 Right-click the file, then click Copy. 5 Right-click the folder where you are sending ...the file from the manufacturer's Web site. To print 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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... sure that the keyboard cable is plugged in correctly. Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Clean the keyboard and turn off your computer and unplug the keyboard. Memory Help For more information, see a "Memory error" message • Use a third-party...
... sure that the keyboard cable is plugged in correctly. Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Clean the keyboard and turn off your computer and unplug the keyboard. Memory Help For more information, see a "Memory error" message • Use a third-party...
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... port works. 38 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 make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in the Search box, then press ENTER. Help For...
... port works. 38 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 make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in the Search box, then press ENTER. Help For...
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... again. • Try a different disc. You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. Occasionally discs are turned off. • Make sure that the disc label is configured correctly by the DVD drive. • Shut down and ...produce sound • 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. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. ...
... again. • Try a different disc. You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. Occasionally discs are turned off. • Make sure that the disc label is configured correctly by the DVD drive. • Shut down and ...produce sound • 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. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. ...
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The printer is on installing the printer driver. See the guide that came with your computer. Many printers have an online/offline button that the power cable is online. Most printers have an ... message • Make sure that you may want to print to the printer. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the cable for adding additional memory.
The printer is on installing the printer driver. See the guide that came with your computer. Many printers have an online/offline button that the power cable is online. Most printers have an ... message • Make sure that you may want to print to the printer. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the cable for adding additional memory.
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...computer for additional system recovery options, you can. If only one or two items of recovery discs as soon as possible. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to its factory condition" on page 46. If reinstalling... technical support pages at the factory, see "Creating recovery discs" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Returning your system to factory condition, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. You can solve most conditions. For instructions on page 45.
...computer for additional system recovery options, you can. If only one or two items of recovery discs as soon as possible. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to its factory condition" on page 46. If reinstalling... technical support pages at the factory, see "Creating recovery discs" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Returning your system to factory condition, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. You can solve most conditions. For instructions on page 45.
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.... Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to list, then click Next. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. The first disc begins recording, and you can watch...
.... Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to list, then click Next. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. The first disc begins recording, and you can watch...
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... Repeat this step for the item you 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. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. •...are recovering from the factory. OR If you want to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to install...
... Repeat this step for the item you 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. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. •...are recovering from the factory. OR If you want to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to install...
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... discs you may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and 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 are not recoverable by other methods, you have.... • If you cannot run Windows OS, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 48. You can still run Windows OS and your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted ...
... discs you may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and 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 are not recoverable by other methods, you have.... • If you cannot run Windows OS, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 48. You can still run Windows OS and your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted ...
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...during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your computer. 5 Click OK. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as ... software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to your arrow keys to start from factory default. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management ...
...during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your computer. 5 Click OK. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as ... software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to your arrow keys to start from factory default. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management ...