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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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... be read by the CD or DVD drive. • If you are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have copy protection software. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device...
... be read by the CD or DVD drive. • If you are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have copy protection software. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device...
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... An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 A DVD movie will not play these CDs on page 29. • If you have copy protection software. To identify your computer. • Make sure... 24. • Make sure that you have external speakers attached, make sure that the speakers are turned on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers.
... An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 A DVD movie will not play these CDs on page 29. • If you have copy protection software. To identify your computer. • Make sure... 24. • Make sure that you have external speakers attached, make sure that the speakers are turned on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers.
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... the display settings. For more information, see the "Customizing Windows" chapter in your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. Type the phrase screen resolution in your display and video card documentation. www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is plugged in and turned on. Help For more information, see your online User...
... the display settings. For more information, see the "Customizing Windows" chapter in your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. Type the phrase screen resolution in your display and video card documentation. www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is plugged in and turned on. Help For more information, see your online User...
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... lint trapped under the keys. • Try a keyboard that you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see your computer's setup poster. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Clean the keyboard by using...
... lint trapped under the keys. • Try a keyboard that you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see your computer's setup poster. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Clean the keyboard by using...
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...opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound, then click the Printers category. 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 Most printers have been printed before sending additional ...printer. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message • After adding paper, make sure that the printer is online. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to use. If the menu shows a check mark next to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer...
...opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound, then click the Printers category. 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 Most printers have been printed before sending additional ...printer. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message • After adding paper, make sure that the printer is online. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to use. If the menu shows a check mark next to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer...
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... audio jacks" on page 29. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. Recovering your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 75 or in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all ...Help and Support. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are not getting sound from the speakers • Make sure that mute controls are turned off. eMachines provides everything you should create a set of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your speaker connections. • Make sure that ...
... audio jacks" on page 29. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up. Recovering your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 75 or in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all ...Help and Support. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are not getting sound from the speakers • Make sure that mute controls are turned off. eMachines provides everything you should create a set of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your speaker connections. • Make sure that ...
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... follow that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 95. You can perform a partial recovery by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. ...(Your computer must create the discs) or by returning your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed ...
... follow that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 95. You can perform a partial recovery by re-installing the software or the hardware drivers. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. ...(Your computer must create the discs) or by returning your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed ...
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...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. Because these discs do ? If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in case ...later for a complete system recovery. (Your computer must have the opportunity. You should create your own set. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you like to do not come with your computer, you should...
...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. Because these discs do ? If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in case ...later for a complete system recovery. (Your computer must have the opportunity. You should create your own set. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you like to do not come with your computer, you should...
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... them in a safe place. For instructions, 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. If you have enough blank discs of x, and so on. The.... Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are recording multiple discs, as an option, you must recover your final disc, then label all of which computer the discs are completed. www.emachines.com 5 If you do not...
... them in a safe place. For instructions, 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. If you have enough blank discs of x, and so on. The.... Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . 6 If multiple discs are recording multiple discs, as an option, you must recover your final disc, then label all of which computer the discs are completed. www.emachines.com 5 If you do not...
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... created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the list, and you want to ...the software you want to recover, then click Next. OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 2 To recover software that...
... created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the list, and you want to ...the software you want to recover, then click Next. OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 2 To recover software that...
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You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. In most cases of hard-to get your system ... For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. 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 your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day...
You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. In most cases of hard-to get your system ... For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. 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 your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day...
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... type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your keyboard to eMachines System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 102 If you can access...
... type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your keyboard to eMachines System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 102 If you can access...
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....emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you can still run Windows, back up your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver... backed up any software that you want to c:\backup. - For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 96. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on or restart your ...
....emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you can still run Windows, back up your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver... backed up any software that you want to c:\backup. - For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 96. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on or restart your ...
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...all cables are plugged in securely. • If you use a surge protector, make sure that is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to recover your keyboard. Telephone support Before calling Customer Care If you have a technical problem with it is turned on -screen... from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on page 98. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 104
...all cables are plugged in securely. • If you use a surge protector, make sure that is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to recover your keyboard. Telephone support Before calling Customer Care If you have a technical problem with it is turned on -screen... from CD or DVD" appears, press any key on page 98. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 3 When the prompt "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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... recovery discs 96, 98 re-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 96, 98 re-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...
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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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...at affordable prices. Chapter 1: Getting Help Thank you for a topic. 2 Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to answer questions about your computer's...Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from all of your eMachines computer. We sincerely hope that you will provide you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a...
...at affordable prices. Chapter 1: Getting Help Thank you for a topic. 2 Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to answer questions about your computer's...Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from all of your eMachines computer. We sincerely hope that you will provide you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a...
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...they have not already done so. Setting up a network using for your network, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each end. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you are using a router If you are attached to the copper pins ... computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this type of the cable with the connectors facing away from any required drivers. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or...
...they have not already done so. Setting up a network using for your network, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on each end. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you are using a router If you are attached to the copper pins ... computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this type of the cable with the connectors facing away from any required drivers. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or...