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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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...ISP to ISP. Before you need 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 for your network, you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary... If you do not have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that do not have Ethernet already installed. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have not already done so. 17 Before you begin setting up a network. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack...
...ISP to ISP. Before you need 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 for your network, you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary... If you do not have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that do not have Ethernet already installed. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have not already done so. 17 Before you begin setting up a network. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack...
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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 share your.... Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the following: • Connect your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. Then you can: • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network 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. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share your.... Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the following: • Connect your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. Then you can: • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers •...
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Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy 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. 4 Right-click the ... button to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. 24 To print files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . You can...
Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy 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. 4 Right-click the ... button to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. 24 To print files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . You can...
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... to help determine if a memory module is failing. 33 Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that a key is plugged in the Search box, then press ENTER. Clean the keyboard and turn...
... to help determine if a memory module is failing. 33 Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that a key is plugged in the Search box, then press ENTER. Clean the keyboard and turn...
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... video port on the display 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 read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings.
... video port on the display 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 read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings.
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...disc label is configured correctly by the DVD drive. • Shut down and restart 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. •... has been installed on your computer. 40 You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. • Make...
...disc label is configured correctly by the DVD drive. • Shut down and restart 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. •... has been installed on your computer. 40 You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. • Make...
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... for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you have an online/offline button that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on but will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for adding...
... for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you have an online/offline button that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on but will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for adding...
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...support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous system condition. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state... Recovering your system You can solve most conditions. Problem solving may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to its factory condition" on page 45. 2 ...
...support Web site. 3 Revert to a previous system condition. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system to a previous state... Recovering your system You can solve most conditions. Problem solving may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to its factory condition" on page 45. 2 ...
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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 methods, you may need to list, then click Next. The first disc.... 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and...
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 methods, you may need to list, then click Next. The first disc.... 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and...
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... it into the disc drive, then go 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 and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to follow the on your...
... it into the disc drive, then go 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 and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to follow the on your...
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...original hard drive is still working, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and all software and drivers that the operating system will erase all files on your hard drive. 47 Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to ...return your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to reinstall everything on page...
...original hard drive is still working, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and all software and drivers that the operating system will erase all files on your hard drive. 47 Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to ...return your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to reinstall everything on page...
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...Caution Continuing the process will erase all files on your computer. 5 Click OK. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you can select which device to continue. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. This process may take...process will erase all files on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your computer, insert the first ...
...Caution Continuing the process will erase all files on your computer. 5 Click OK. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you can select which device to continue. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. This process may take...process will erase all files on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. Your computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your computer, insert the first ...