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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 have Ethernet already installed. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for setting up a network. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you are using your broadband connection is working , contact your ISP. Before you need for instructions on installing the card and any ...your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this point, if you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. If the connection is already installed on your computer Setting up your network, you have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that...
... you have Ethernet already installed. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for setting up a network. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you are using your broadband connection is working , contact your ISP. Before you need for instructions on installing the card and any ...your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this point, if you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. If the connection is already installed on your computer Setting up your network, you have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that...
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... computer. Follow the instructions included with your router or access point. • Use a printer that came with 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 Then 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. After the drives and printers on page 21. • Connect your printer to your router or access point if the router or...
... computer. Follow the instructions included with your router or access point. • Use a printer that came with 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 Then 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. After the drives and printers on page 21. • Connect your printer to your router or access point if the router or...
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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 ... Print. 2 Click the arrow button to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . Printing files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to, then click Paste. To print files across the network: 1 Click (Start), then...
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 ... Print. 2 Click the arrow button to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . Printing files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to, then click Paste. To print files across the network: 1 Click (Start), then...
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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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The text on the back of your computer. • Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to your computer. For more information about changing the screen resolution, click Start, then 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 you know works to your computer. For more information about changing the screen resolution, click Start, then click Help and Support. ...
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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 disc label is facing up . • Make sure that the mute controls are turned off. • Make sure ... that you have copy protection software. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on 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. • Make ...
... 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 . • Make sure that the mute controls are turned off. • Make sure ... that you have copy protection software. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on 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. • Make ...
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... to the correct port. • Make sure that the printer is online. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that you have been printed before sending additional files ..., make sure that you need to press after adding paper. 42 See the guide that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Make sure that came with your computer. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the cable for bent or broken pins....
... to the correct port. • Make sure that the printer is online. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that you have been printed before sending additional files ..., make sure that you need to press after adding paper. 42 See the guide that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Make sure that came with your computer. Press the button to put the printer online. • Check the cable for bent or broken pins....
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...as you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering your system You can solve most conditions. Problem solving may be solved by... recovery discs" on page 47. 44 For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to its factory condition" on page 45. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time...
...as you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering your system You can solve most conditions. Problem solving may be solved by... recovery discs" on page 47. 44 For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to its factory condition" on page 45. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may also involve reinstalling some time...
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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...marker. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. 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 ...
... 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...marker. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. 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 ...
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...then follow that came pre-installed on -screen prompts to complete the installation. eMachines Recovery Management opens. - The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. To recover 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. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you want to reinstall. 46 Repeat...
...then follow that came pre-installed on -screen prompts to complete the installation. eMachines Recovery Management opens. - The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. To recover 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. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you want to reinstall. 46 Repeat...
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... startup" on page 48. • If you cannot run Windows OS, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 48. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that... replacement hard drive, 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. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to. If you can access important files on your hard...
... startup" on page 48. • If you cannot run Windows OS, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 48. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to its factory condition In case your computer experiences problems that... replacement hard drive, 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. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to. If you can access important files on your hard...
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...During startup, press F12 to continue. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to open the boot menu. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc.... 3 Use your computer. The boot menu is where you inserted. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your ...
...During startup, press F12 to continue. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 3 Click Next to open the boot menu. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc.... 3 Use your computer. The boot menu is where you inserted. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your ...