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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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... cards for instructions on your computer Setting up your network, you should contact your network, you do not have for any required drivers. If the connection is not working correctly. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started When buying your router, be activated. Before ...you begin setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your ISP. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that comes with your broadband ...
... cards for instructions on your computer Setting up your network, you should contact your network, you do not have for any required drivers. If the connection is not working correctly. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started When buying your router, be activated. Before ...you begin setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your ISP. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that comes with your broadband ...
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... computers, 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. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer. Then you can: • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored... of the following: • Connect your printer to your router or access point. • Use a printer that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 20. • Connect your printer to your computer.
... computers, 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. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer. Then you can: • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored... of the following: • Connect your printer to your router or access point. • Use a printer that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 20. • Connect your printer to your computer.
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...name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. 23 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 ...to print, then click Print. 2 Click the arrow button to , then click Paste. 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 . You can print a file across the network: 1 Start the program for ...
...name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. 23 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 ...to print, then click Print. 2 Click the arrow button to , then click Paste. 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 . You can print a file across the network: 1 Start the program for ...
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..." error message • Make sure that nothing is resting on the keyboard. • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
..." error message • Make sure that nothing is resting on the keyboard. • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
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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 Help For more information about display types, see your computer. The color is working to make...
.... • 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 Help For more information about display types, see your computer. The color is working to make...
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...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 ,...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 flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play • Make sure that you have copy protection software. A DVD movie...
...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 ,...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 flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play • Make sure that you have copy protection software. A DVD movie...
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... that you may need to press so the printer can start printing. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Most printers have an online/offline button that you want to add additional memory to press. • Make sure that the printer is not ...full" error message • Make sure that came with your computer. You see a "Printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the cable for adding additional memory. See the guide that the printer is online. Printer...
... that you may need to press so the printer can start printing. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Most printers have an online/offline button that you want to add additional memory to press. • Make sure that the printer is not ...full" error message • Make sure that came with your computer. You see a "Printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the cable for adding additional memory. See the guide that the printer is online. Printer...
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... condition. Recovery discs take some or all of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to create, but for recovering your system from ...in the technical support pages at the factory, see that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 46. 43 eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to recover your system under most computer ...
... condition. Recovery discs take some or all of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to create, but for recovering your system from ...in the technical support pages at the factory, see that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 46. 43 eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to recover your system under most computer ...
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OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it. 4 Remove the disc from the ...Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. 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 "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other...
OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it. 4 Remove the disc from the ...Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. 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 "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other...
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... can recover using either your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. 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 hard drive or the backup discs you...
... can recover using either your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. 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 hard drive or the backup discs you...
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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. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were pre-installed on your... OS" on page 46. • If you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 47. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to .
... 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. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were pre-installed on your... OS" on page 46. • If you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 47. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to .
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...box prompts you can select which device to your computer. 5 Click OK. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. This process may take several minutes. Windows installs from the hard drive ...during startup. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. 47 The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to start from...
...box prompts you can select which device to your computer. 5 Click OK. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. This process may take several minutes. Windows installs from the hard drive ...during startup. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. 47 The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to start from...