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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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... you are using your current setup. Before you need for setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for instructions on the computers that your broadband connection is not working correctly....broadband connection works Important If you have for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic IP address assignment to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have not already done so. 17 If the connection is working , contact your...
... you are using your current setup. Before you need for setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for instructions on the computers that your broadband connection is not working correctly....broadband connection works Important If you have for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic IP address assignment to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have not already done so. 17 If the connection is working , contact your...
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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. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can add a... computer, then share the printer. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 21. • Connect your printer to your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or...
...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. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can add a... computer, then share the printer. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 21. • Connect your printer to your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or...
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Printing files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across ..., then click Print. 2 Click the arrow button to , then click Paste. You can print a file 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. 4 Right-click the...
Printing files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across ..., then click Print. 2 Click the arrow button to , then click Paste. You can print a file 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. 4 Right-click the...
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.... Keyboard The keyboard does not work after it dries, you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support.
.... Keyboard The keyboard does not work after it dries, you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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... port on the display is dim or difficult to make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know is working to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings...
... port on the display is dim or difficult to make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know is working to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings...
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Occasionally discs are connected correctly and securely. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. A DVD movie will not ...been installed 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 driver. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the drive is configured ...
Occasionally discs are connected correctly and securely. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. A DVD movie will not ...been installed 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 driver. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the drive is configured ...
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Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that the power cable is online. You see a "Printer queue is ... printer is online. Many printers have an online/offline button that you have an online/offline button that the printer is on installing the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on but will not turn on • Make sure that you want to add additional memory to...
Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that the power cable is online. You see a "Printer queue is ... printer is online. Many printers have an online/offline button that you have an online/offline button that the printer is on installing the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on but will not turn on • Make sure that you want to add additional memory to...
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... most conditions. To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as possible. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous state when everything you can. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system under most computer...
... most conditions. To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as possible. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous state when everything you can. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system under most computer...
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... original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. The first disc begins recording, and...
... original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. The first disc begins recording, and...
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..., insert it into the disc drive, then go to follow the on 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. ...• New software-If you need 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. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software...
..., insert it into the disc drive, then go to follow the on 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. ...• New software-If you need 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. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software...
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You can still run Windows OS, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 48. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . If you can access important files on your hard drive, ... 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. Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 48. • If you cannot ...
You can still run Windows OS, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 48. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . If you can access important files on your hard drive, ... 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. Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 48. • If you cannot ...
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...you its progress. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. Your ... optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to restart your hard drive. Recovering from factory default. This process may take several minutes. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your hard drive. 2 ...
...you its progress. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. Your ... optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to restart your hard drive. Recovering from factory default. This process may take several minutes. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your hard drive. 2 ...