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Contents Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . 102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . 103 Telephone support 104 Before calling Customer Care 104 eMachines contact information 105 Self-help 106 Appendix A: Legal Notices 107 Index 117 iv
Contents Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . 102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . 103 Telephone support 104 Before calling Customer Care 104 eMachines contact information 105 Self-help 106 Appendix A: Legal Notices 107 Index 117 iv
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Add-in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 75 To identify your drive type, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Restart your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. Make ... your computer. • Clean the disc. You may be able to play these CDs on page 94. Audio See "Sound" on your computer restarts. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you are listed in alphabetical order.
Add-in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 75 To identify your drive type, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Restart your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. Make ... your computer. • Clean the disc. You may be able to play these CDs on page 94. Audio See "Sound" on your computer restarts. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you are listed in alphabetical order.
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...that the cables are turned off. You may not be read by your DVD drive's regional code may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 The regional code for the disc is on page 29. • Make sure that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc... must match the regional code for Mexico is 4. For more information, see "Identifying optical drive types" on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. To be able to play , the disc's regional code and your computer's delivery address. The regional code for the disc. If the DVD movie does...
...that the cables are turned off. You may not be read by your DVD drive's regional code may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 The regional code for the disc is on page 29. • Make sure that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc... must match the regional code for Mexico is 4. For more information, see "Identifying optical drive types" on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. To be able to play , the disc's regional code and your computer's delivery address. The regional code for the disc. If the DVD movie does...
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... picture • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to the center position. • If you know works to your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on , the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the display warms up...Make sure that the display is dim or difficult to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is connected to the video port on your computer. • Connect an external display that you are using an external...
... picture • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to the center position. • If you know works to your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on , the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the display warms up...Make sure that the display is dim or difficult to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is connected to the video port on your computer. • Connect an external display that you are using an external...
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... be stuck, then restart your ISP for technical support. Press each key to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
... be stuck, then restart your ISP for technical support. Press each key to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
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... • Make sure that the printer is not set to work offline. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Type the phrase printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 93 You see a "Printer is out of paper" error ... opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. To make sure that you may want to add additional...
... • Make sure that the printer is not set to work offline. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Type the phrase printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 93 You see a "Printer is out of paper" error ... opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. To make sure that you may want to add additional...
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...are turned on page 75 or in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. eMachines provides everything you should create a set of the computer's software (... Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in "Troubleshooting" on . • See the speaker setup poster to recover your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 29. • Make sure that the universal jacks are turned up. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are not getting sound...
...are turned on page 75 or in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. eMachines provides everything you should create a set of the computer's software (... Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in "Troubleshooting" on . • See the speaker setup poster to recover your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 29. • Make sure that the universal jacks are turned up. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are not getting sound...
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... recover software that were pre-installed at the factory. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that did not come pre-installed on your system to factory...103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that software's installation instructions. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive...
... recover software that were pre-installed at the factory. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that did not come pre-installed on your system to factory...103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that software's installation instructions. If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive...
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... recovery discs while you have a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. A dialog box opens that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery discs. 96 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Preparing...
... recovery discs while you have a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. A dialog box opens that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery discs. 96 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Preparing...
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...an option, you must recover your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain eMachines Recovery Center as they are completed. Tip ...see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short ...
...an option, you must recover your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain eMachines Recovery Center as they are completed. Tip ...see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short ...
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... a unique set of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you want to recover. - Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive.... If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the ...
... a unique set of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you want to recover. - Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive.... If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the ...
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... Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them...most cases of hard-to one of your system running again. You can return to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. Help For...
... Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them...most cases of hard-to one of your system running again. You can return to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. Help For...
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.... b Click Recovery, then click Next. Your computer restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your... Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. This process is starting up now. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on or restart your computer. b While the computer...
.... b Click Recovery, then click Next. Your computer restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your... Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. This process is starting up now. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on or restart your computer. b While the computer...
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... system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. You still need to recover your original hard drive, you have backed up...save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of the system recovery. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up your personal ...
... system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. You still need to recover your original hard drive, you have backed up...save. 9 Click Yes, then click Next. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of the system recovery. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up your personal ...
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...; If you have "how to" questions about using recovery discs" on your keyboard. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you created to recover your computer is connected correctly...make sure that it . If you did not purchase the hardware or software from CD or DVD" appears, press any key to boot from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 104 ...
...; If you have "how to" questions about using recovery discs" on your keyboard. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you created to recover your computer is connected correctly...make sure that it . If you did not purchase the hardware or software from CD or DVD" appears, press any key to boot from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 104 ...
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www.emachines.com See memory directional keys 21 Disk Cleanup 65 Disk Defragmenter 67 display cleaning 61 troubleshooting 77 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 23 dragging 23 drivers recovery discs 96, 98 re-installing 95 drives backing up files 68 CD 24...optical drive troubleshooting 75, 77 E editing buttons 21 electrostatic discharge (ESD) 34 eMachines contact information 3 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 2 eMachines contact information 105 eMachines Recovery Center re-installing drivers 97 re-installing programs 97 re-installing software 97 ergonomics 12 Error-checking 66 ...
www.emachines.com See memory directional keys 21 Disk Cleanup 65 Disk Defragmenter 67 display cleaning 61 troubleshooting 77 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 23 dragging 23 drivers recovery discs 96, 98 re-installing 95 drives backing up files 68 CD 24...optical drive troubleshooting 75, 77 E editing buttons 21 electrostatic discharge (ESD) 34 eMachines contact information 3 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 2 eMachines contact information 105 eMachines Recovery Center re-installing drivers 97 re-installing programs 97 re-installing software 97 ergonomics 12 Error-checking 66 ...
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...-installing 95 PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 19 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 27 optical discs 27 recovering defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 96
...-installing 95 PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 19 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 27 optical discs 27 recovering defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 96
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..., 98 programs 96, 98 software 96, 98 using 98 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 94, 95 software 94, 95 Windows 94, 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 removing files and folders 65 resetting computer 19 restarting computer ...19 restoring defaults 102 drivers 95 files from Recycle Bin 79 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 Resume mode 7 right-...
..., 98 programs 96, 98 software 96, 98 using 98 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 94, 95 software 94, 95 Windows 94, 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 removing files and folders 65 resetting computer 19 restarting computer ...19 restoring defaults 102 drivers 95 files from Recycle Bin 79 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 Resume mode 7 right-...
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...and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to ensure that you are sure that you for a topic. 2 If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24...provide best-of-class service and support in addition to answer questions about your computer. Thanks again, from your new eMachines computer for years to familiarize yourself with your computer's software features. Using Help and Support Your computer includes Help and...
...and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to ensure that you are sure that you for a topic. 2 If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24...provide best-of-class service and support in addition to answer questions about your computer. Thanks again, from your new eMachines computer for years to familiarize yourself with your computer's software features. Using Help and Support Your computer includes Help and...
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...RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with the connectors facing away from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each end. Setting up a network for setting up your network as well. 46 Use the documentation that comes with your...the computers that your broadband connection is not working correctly. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. Cat 5 cables are using your Ethernet cards for any required drivers. Be sure to right). Broadband Internet settings differ from you are available in...
...RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with the connectors facing away from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each end. Setting up a network for setting up your network as well. 46 Use the documentation that comes with your...the computers that your broadband connection is not working correctly. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. Cat 5 cables are using your Ethernet cards for any required drivers. Be sure to right). Broadband Internet settings differ from you are available in...