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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 should contact your ISP for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic IP address assignment to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. Before you begin setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband ...connection works Important If you need for any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. If the connection is already installed on installing the card and any specific...
...you should contact your ISP for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic IP address assignment to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. Before you begin setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband ...connection works Important If you need for any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. If the connection is already installed on installing the card and any specific...
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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. To add a printer to the network, do one of your computers, you can add a printer to your Internet connection, drives, ...and printers. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 21. • Connect your printer to your networked computer, then share the printer. For more information, see "Sharing drives and...
...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. To add a printer to the network, do one of your computers, you can add a printer to your Internet connection, drives, ...and printers. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 21. • Connect your printer to your networked computer, then share the printer. For more information, see "Sharing drives and...
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To print files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer 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 ...
To print files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer 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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... in the Search box, then press ENTER. Memory Help For more information, see the poster that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that might be stuck, then restart your computer. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes...
... in the Search box, then press ENTER. Memory Help For more information, see the poster that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that might be stuck, then restart your computer. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes...
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... about color uniformity. The color 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 cable is working to your computer. The text on the back of your computer. • Check the cable for...
... about color uniformity. The color 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 cable is working to your computer. The text on the back of your computer. • Check the cable for...
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...discs 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...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 driver. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the speaker cables are flawed or become scratched...
...discs 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...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 driver. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the speaker cables are flawed or become scratched...
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...press so the printer can start printing. Many printers have an online/offline button that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Printer Chapter 3: Troubleshooting The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for adding additional memory. Make... printer is not set to press. • Make sure that the power cable is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The printer is plugged into an AC power source. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on • Make sure that the...
...press so the printer can start printing. Many printers have an online/offline button that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Printer Chapter 3: Troubleshooting The printer will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for adding additional memory. Make... printer is not set to press. • Make sure that the power cable is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. The printer is plugged into an AC power source. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on • Make sure that the...
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... problem may be solved by returning your system under most computer problems by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Problem solving may also involve reinstalling some time to a previous system condition. Caution To prepare your system to...
... problem may be solved by returning your system under most computer problems by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Problem solving may also involve reinstalling some time to a previous system condition. Caution To prepare your system to...
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... click eMachines Recovery Management. 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 ...Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. 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. Continue recording discs ...
... click eMachines Recovery Management. 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 ...Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. 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. Continue recording discs ...
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...• New software-If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your driver and application recovery disc, insert 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. OR If you want to reinstall. 46 To recover your computer from your computer, you want to ...
...• New software-If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your driver and application recovery disc, insert 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. OR If you want to reinstall. 46 To recover your computer from your computer, you want to ...
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...and your system to its factory condition. Recovering from your hard drive. 47 Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to factory default. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . You can still run Windows OS, see "Recovering from... within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and 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, back them up now. • If you...
...and your system to its factory condition. Recovering from your hard drive. 47 Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to factory default. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . You can still run Windows OS, see "Recovering from... within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and 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, back them up now. • If you...
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... factory-loaded contents are recovered. This process may take several minutes. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you can select which device to start...computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your hard drive. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the recovery disc you its progress. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting...
... factory-loaded contents are recovered. This process may take several minutes. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you can select which device to start...computer restarts. 6 Follow the on your hard drive. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the recovery disc you its progress. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting...