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...8226; Reinstall the device driver. 75 You may be able to play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. Make sure that the IDE controllers are enabled. • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. Audio See "Sound" on ...discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read by the CD or DVD drive. • If you have copy protection software. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you are listed in alphabetical order. For more information, see "Identifying...
...8226; Reinstall the device driver. 75 You may be able to play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. Make sure that the IDE controllers are enabled. • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. Audio See "Sound" on ...discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read by the CD or DVD drive. • If you have copy protection software. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you are listed in alphabetical order. For more information, see "Identifying...
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... sure that the volume controls are turned off. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. Occasionally discs are connected correctly and securely. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Make sure that the DVD program has been ...; Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. To...
... sure that the volume controls are turned off. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. Occasionally discs are connected correctly and securely. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Make sure that the DVD program has been ...; Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. • Some music CDs have copy protection software. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. To...
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...and Support. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 96. 94 eMachines provides everything you are using external speakers: • Make sure that the speakers are... 31. Caution To prepare your speaker connections. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. For instructions, see "Configuring the audio jacks" on page 75 or in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in the technical support pages at...
...and Support. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 96. 94 eMachines provides everything you are using external speakers: • Make sure that the speakers are... 31. Caution To prepare your speaker connections. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. For instructions, see "Configuring the audio jacks" on page 75 or in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in the technical support pages at...
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... 75, 77 E editing buttons 21 electrostatic discharge (ESD) 34 eMachines contact information 3 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 2 eMachines contact information 105 eMachines Recovery Center re-installing drivers 97 re-installing programs 97 re-installing software 97 ergonomics 12 Error...-checking 66 Ethernet jack 9 Ethernet network connecting 15 jack 15 expansion card adding 52 replacing 52 external audio jack 9 ...
... 75, 77 E editing buttons 21 electrostatic discharge (ESD) 34 eMachines contact information 3 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 2 eMachines contact information 105 eMachines Recovery Center re-installing drivers 97 re-installing programs 97 re-installing software 97 ergonomics 12 Error...-checking 66 Ethernet jack 9 Ethernet network connecting 15 jack 15 expansion card adding 52 replacing 52 external audio jack 9 ...
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... 24 locating drive 7 using 24 P Pad Lock indicator 21 parallel port 9, 32 password troubleshooting 91 PDA memory cards 28 peripheral devices 32 playing audio CD 26 Blu-ray Disc 27 DVD 26 HD-DVD 27 Plug and Play devices IEEE 1394 support for 32 USB support for 32 pointer... 95 PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 19 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 27 optical discs 27 recovering defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 96
... 24 locating drive 7 using 24 P Pad Lock indicator 21 parallel port 9, 32 password troubleshooting 91 PDA memory cards 28 peripheral devices 32 playing audio CD 26 Blu-ray Disc 27 DVD 26 HD-DVD 27 Plug and Play devices IEEE 1394 support for 32 USB support for 32 pointer... 95 PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 19 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 27 optical discs 27 recovering defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 96
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..., 49 browser Web 20, 21 browsing for files and folders 14 C cable modem 20, 44, 46 CD adding tracks to library 35 creating audio 36 creating data 39 editing track information 35 playing music 31 clipboard 11 close button 9 closing program 9, 17 window 9, 17 color changing scheme ...7 DHCP 44, 50 disconnecting from Internet 20 display using screen saver 68 documentation eMachines Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 15 opening 16 printing 16 saving 15 downloading files 22 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 54 sharing 53 un-sharing 53 viewing contents 10 ...
..., 49 browser Web 20, 21 browsing for files and folders 14 C cable modem 20, 44, 46 CD adding tracks to library 35 creating audio 36 creating data 39 editing track information 35 playing music 31 clipboard 11 close button 9 closing program 9, 17 window 9, 17 color changing scheme ...7 DHCP 44, 50 disconnecting from Internet 20 display using screen saver 68 documentation eMachines Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 15 opening 16 printing 16 saving 15 downloading files 22 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 54 sharing 53 un-sharing 53 viewing contents 10 ...
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... voice recognition 78 W WAN 44 WAV file playing 30 Web browser 20, 21 Web page 21 Web site 21 connecting to 21 downloading files 22 eMachines 2 wide area network (WAN) 44 window 8 changing colors 67 close button 9 closing 9, 17 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 9 Windows changing ... 31 playing audio file 30 playing Blu-ray Disc 31 playing DVD 31 playing HD-DVD 31 playing optical disc 31 viewing video file 30 Windows Security Center icon 6 using 59 Windows Update 63 wired Ethernet network 44 equipment needed 45 example 44 installing cards 46 installing drivers 46 setting ...
... voice recognition 78 W WAN 44 WAV file playing 30 Web browser 20, 21 Web page 21 Web site 21 connecting to 21 downloading files 22 eMachines 2 wide area network (WAN) 44 window 8 changing colors 67 close button 9 closing 9, 17 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 9 Windows changing ... 31 playing audio file 30 playing Blu-ray Disc 31 playing DVD 31 playing HD-DVD 31 playing optical disc 31 viewing video file 30 Windows Security Center icon 6 using 59 Windows Update 63 wired Ethernet network 44 equipment needed 45 example 44 installing cards 46 installing drivers 46 setting ...
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www.emachines.com Deleting unnecessary files 63 Checking the hard drive for errors 63 Defragmenting the hard drive 64 Backing up files 65 Scheduling maintenance tasks 66 ...-up 76 Networking 78 Power 79 Display 79 Printing 80 Optical discs 81 Memory card reader 82 Mouse 82 Keyboard 83 Files 83 Memory 85 Audio 86 Passwords 86 Expansion cards 87 Media Center 87 Checking for device problems 89 Recovering your system 90 Creating recovery discs 91 Recovering pre-installed...
www.emachines.com Deleting unnecessary files 63 Checking the hard drive for errors 63 Defragmenting the hard drive 64 Backing up files 65 Scheduling maintenance tasks 66 ...-up 76 Networking 78 Power 79 Display 79 Printing 80 Optical discs 81 Memory card reader 82 Mouse 82 Keyboard 83 Files 83 Memory 85 Audio 86 Passwords 86 Expansion cards 87 Media Center 87 Checking for device problems 89 Recovering your system 90 Creating recovery discs 91 Recovering pre-installed...
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www.emachines.com • Reinstall the printer driver. The computer does not recognize a disc or the disc drive • Make sure that the... clean and free from large scratches. For instructions, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56. • Update the device driver. A movie disc will not play • Make sure that the disc is label side up , and make sure that... the disc is label side up, and make sure that the disc is clean and free from large scratches. An audio disc does not produce sound • Make sure that the Windows volume controls are turned up (and mute is turned...
www.emachines.com • Reinstall the printer driver. The computer does not recognize a disc or the disc drive • Make sure that the... clean and free from large scratches. For instructions, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56. • Update the device driver. A movie disc will not play • Make sure that the disc is label side up , and make sure that... the disc is label side up, and make sure that the disc is clean and free from large scratches. An audio disc does not produce sound • Make sure that the Windows volume controls are turned up (and mute is turned...
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...replacing 40 See also optical drive troubleshooting 81 E electrostatic discharge (ESD) 32 eMachines contact information 3 model number 3, 98 serial number 3, 98 Support 2 eMachines Recovery Center re-installing drivers 93 re-installing programs 93 re-installing software 93 ergonomics 12 Error-checking 63,... 85 Ethernet jack 9 Ethernet network connecting 15 jack 15 expansion card adding 50 replacing 50 external audio jack 9 F fan variable...
...replacing 40 See also optical drive troubleshooting 81 E electrostatic discharge (ESD) 32 eMachines contact information 3 model number 3, 98 serial number 3, 98 Support 2 eMachines Recovery Center re-installing drivers 93 re-installing programs 93 re-installing software 93 ergonomics 12 Error-checking 63,... 85 Ethernet jack 9 Ethernet network connecting 15 jack 15 expansion card adding 50 replacing 50 external audio jack 9 F fan variable...
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...programs closing unresponsive 19 opening 22 114 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 19 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 26 optical discs 26 recovering defaults 95 drivers 90, 93 programs 90, 93 software 90, 93 system 90 with eMachines Recovery Center 93 with Windows System Restore 94 re-installing defaults 95... drivers 90, 93 programs 90, 93 software 90, 93 Windows 90 with eMachines Recovery Center 93 with Windows System Restore 94 removing files and ...
...programs closing unresponsive 19 opening 22 114 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 19 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 26 optical discs 26 recovering defaults 95 drivers 90, 93 programs 90, 93 software 90, 93 system 90 with eMachines Recovery Center 93 with Windows System Restore 94 re-installing defaults 95... drivers 90, 93 programs 90, 93 software 90, 93 Windows 90 with eMachines Recovery Center 93 with Windows System Restore 94 removing files and ...