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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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...model includes everything your network needs, including: • Internet security features, such as a firewall, to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your network, you have Ethernet already installed. Broadband Internet settings differ from unwanted intruders • 4-port ...automatically configure network and IP addresses Determining if an Ethernet card is working , contact your Ethernet cards for any required drivers. Before you begin setting up your broadband connection is already installed on installing the card and any specific instructions they ...
...model includes everything your network needs, including: • Internet security features, such as a firewall, to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your network, you have Ethernet already installed. Broadband Internet settings differ from unwanted intruders • 4-port ...automatically configure network and IP addresses Determining if an Ethernet card is working , contact your Ethernet cards for any required drivers. Before you begin setting up your broadband connection is already installed on installing the card and any specific instructions they ...
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...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. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the following: • Connect your printer to your ...printer to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 21 For information about sharing ...
...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. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the following: • Connect your printer to your ...printer to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 21 For information about sharing ...
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... the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. 24 To print 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... your printer or from . Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy 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.
... the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. 24 To print 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... your printer or from . Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy 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.
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... keyboard cable is plugged in correctly. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Type memory error in the Search box, then press ENTER.
... keyboard cable is plugged in correctly. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Type memory error in the Search box, then press ENTER.
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... click Help and Support. The text on the back of your computer. • Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that the monitor warms up for at least 30 minutes before making a final judgment about color uniformity. Help For more information. Chapter...
... click Help and Support. The text on the back of your computer. • Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that the monitor warms up for at least 30 minutes before making a final judgment about color uniformity. Help For more information. Chapter...
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...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. • 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 drive is configured correctly by the DVD ...
...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. • 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 drive is configured correctly by the DVD ...
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... See the guide that you may need to the correct port. • Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Many printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • If you print large files or many files at one time, you... may want to print to put the printer online. • Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer driver. Most printers have an online/offline button that came with your computer. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure ...
... See the guide that you may need to the correct port. • Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Many printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • If you print large files or many files at one time, you... may want to print to put the printer online. • Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer driver. Most printers have an online/offline button that came with your computer. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure ...
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...from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 46. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Recovery discs take some or all of the computer's software (also called ...everything you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions, see that were not pre-installed, see "Creating recovery discs...
...from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 46. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Recovery discs take some or all of the computer's software (also called ...everything you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. For instructions, see that were not pre-installed, see "Creating recovery discs...
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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. Important We recommend that are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. When the disc finishes... possible. 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 "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to list, then click Next. Continue recording discs...
eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. Important We recommend that are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. When the disc finishes... possible. 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 "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to list, then click Next. Continue recording discs...
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... from the factory. Repeat this step for the item you want to reinstall. 46 eMachines Recovery Management opens. - The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each item you want to install, then ...need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer from 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...
... from the factory. Repeat this step for the item you want to reinstall. 46 eMachines Recovery Management opens. - The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each item you want to install, then ...need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer from 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...
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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. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now...during startup" on your hard drive. 47 Returning your system to its factory condition. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to factory default. 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. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now...during startup" on your hard drive. 47 Returning your system to its factory condition. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to factory default. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to .
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... Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you inserted. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the recovery...recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your hard drive. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you can select which device to start from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all files on ...
... Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you inserted. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the recovery...recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your hard drive. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you can select which device to start from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all files on ...
