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Question posted by hasprpoorro on May 8th, 2014

Emachine Et1161-05 Need To Restore To Factory Settings Will Not Boot

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8513036R - eMachines Starter Guide - Page 22

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8513036R - eMachines Starter Guide - Page 23

...8226; If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact eMachines Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run ...instructions to date. 23 If you restore your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the factory. You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates...

8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 6

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 21

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 29

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 55

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 59

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 60

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 85

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 91

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 100

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 101

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 108

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8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 109

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8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 58

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8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 96

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8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 97

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8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 99

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8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 101

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