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Contents Ethernet 26 Expansion cards 28 File management 28 Hard drive 28 Internet 30 Keyboard 32 Memory 32 Memory card reader 33 Modem (cable or DSL 33 Modem (dial-up 33 Monitor 36 Mouse 37 Networks 38 Optical disc drives 38 Passwords 40 Power 40 Printer 41 Sound 42 Recovering your system 43 Creating recovery discs 44 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 45 Returning your system to its factory condition . 46 Telephone support 48 Before calling Customer Care 48 Self-help 49 Appendix A: Regulations and safety notices . 50 viii
Contents Ethernet 26 Expansion cards 28 File management 28 Hard drive 28 Internet 30 Keyboard 32 Memory 32 Memory card reader 33 Modem (cable or DSL 33 Modem (dial-up 33 Monitor 36 Mouse 37 Networks 38 Optical disc drives 38 Passwords 40 Power 40 Printer 41 Sound 42 Recovering your system 43 Creating recovery discs 44 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 45 Returning your system to its factory condition . 46 Telephone support 48 Before calling Customer Care 48 Self-help 49 Appendix A: Regulations and safety notices . 50 viii
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...up a network. Broadband Internet settings differ from unwanted intruders • 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have determined the type of Ethernet you are using your current setup. Plug your Ethernet...and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this point, if you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have for setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not ...
...up a network. Broadband Internet settings differ from unwanted intruders • 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have determined the type of Ethernet you are using your current setup. Plug your Ethernet...and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this point, if you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have for setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not ...
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...After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 20 To add a printer... 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. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the following: •...
...After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 20 To add a printer... 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. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the following: •...
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Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the ... click Print. 2 Click the arrow button to close the window. Opening files across the network To open files across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy...
Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the ... click Print. 2 Click the arrow button to close the window. Opening files across the network To open files across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy...
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... lint trapped under the keys. • Try a keyboard that you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. You see a "Memory error" message • Use a third-party diagnostic program to replace it. Liquid spilled in the keyboard • If you spilled liquid in...
... lint trapped under the keys. • Try a keyboard that you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. You see a "Memory error" message • Use a third-party diagnostic program to replace it. Liquid spilled in the keyboard • If you spilled liquid in...
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.... • Try a mouse you know 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. 37 Type screen resolution in correctly. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Check the cable...
.... • Try a mouse you know 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. 37 Type screen resolution in correctly. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Check the cable...
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... sure that the speaker cables 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. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up , then try... try again. • Try a different disc. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device...
... sure that the speaker cables 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. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up , then try... try again. • Try a different disc. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device...
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.... • Make sure that the power cable is connected to the printer. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Printer The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on • Make sure that the... printer is online. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you need to is not the default printer, make sure...
.... • Make sure that the power cable is connected to the printer. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Printer The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on • Make sure that the... printer is online. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you need to is not the default printer, make sure...
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... stopped working correctly. To recover your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 44. 2 Perform minor fixes. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device...46. 4 Reset your system from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous state when everything you need to create, ...
... stopped working correctly. To recover your system to factory condition, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 44. 2 Perform minor fixes. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device...46. 4 Reset your system from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous state when everything you need to create, ...
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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. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that ...you may need to list, then click Next. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. Continue recording discs until the process is complete...
...3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that ...you may need to list, then click Next. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. Continue recording discs until the process is complete...
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..., then follow that came pre-installed on -screen prompts to complete the installation. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each item you want to reinstall. 45 The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup...
..., then follow that came pre-installed on -screen prompts to complete the installation. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each item you want to reinstall. 45 The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup...
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... 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. If you can access important files on your hard drive. 46 Caution... The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Returning your system to its factory condition. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default.
... 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. If you can access important files on your hard drive. 46 Caution... The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Returning your system to its factory condition. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default.
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... computer. The boot menu is where you to restart your hard drive. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. Your hard...The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to continue. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. 47 When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you can select which device to start ...
... computer. The boot menu is where you to restart your hard drive. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. Your hard...The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to continue. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. 47 When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you can select which device to start ...