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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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... recognize a disc or the CD or DVD drive • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device...
... recognize a disc or the CD or DVD drive • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. 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 disc label is 1. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on and that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. The regional code...is 4. Your DVD drive's regional code must match. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. The regional code for Mexico is on your computer. • DVDs and DVD drives contain regional codes that the cables are turned up , then...
... An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc label is 1. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on and that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. The regional code...is 4. Your DVD drive's regional code must match. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. The regional code for Mexico is on your computer. • DVDs and DVD drives contain regional codes that the cables are turned up , then...
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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. If the display is turned on, the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the video cable is not correct • Change ...the screen resolution from the Display Settings dialog box. 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. If the display is turned on, the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the video cable is not correct • Change ...the screen resolution from the Display Settings dialog box. 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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... open, performing multiple downloads, and having multiple programs open on the keyboard. • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
... open, performing multiple downloads, and having multiple programs open on the keyboard. • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
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...want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is online. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to use. The Control Panel window opens. 2 ... make sure that the printer is not set to press after adding paper. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. If the menu shows a check mark next to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer Offline to clear the check mark. • Wait...
...want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is online. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to use. The Control Panel window opens. 2 ... make sure that the printer is not set to press after adding paper. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. If the menu shows a check mark next to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer Offline to clear the check mark. • Wait...
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...-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 75 or in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are...
...-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 75 or in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are...
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...not pre-installed, see that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely ...your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you need to recover software that did not come pre...
...not pre-installed, see that product's documentation or support Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely ...your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you need to recover software that did not come pre...
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... install a new hard drive, you need to use them later for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in case you need to do...recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into a recordable disc drive, then click Next. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Because these discs do ? Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Preparing for any eventuality and create a set of...
... install a new hard drive, you need to use them later for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in case you need to do...recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into a recordable disc drive, then click Next. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Because these discs do ? Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Preparing for any eventuality and create a set of...
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... After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you do not have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. If you have enough discs, then click Next. For instructions, see "Recovering pre...
... After a recovery disc is finished, the Congratulations! window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you do not have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. If you have enough discs, then click Next. For instructions, see "Recovering pre...
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...recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you need to recover, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file ... recovery, then click the software you have a multiple-disc set of software and drivers. OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 Recovering pre-installed software and...
...recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you need to recover, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file ... recovery, then click the software you have a multiple-disc set of software and drivers. OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 Recovering pre-installed software and...
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..., then click Backup and Restore Center. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, ...Support. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again.
..., then click Backup and Restore Center. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, ...Support. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again.
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...everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory condition If your computer's problems are not solved by any of the other recovery...The Welcome to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. b Click Recovery, then click Next.
...everything on your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you may need to recover its hard drive to its factory condition. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory condition If your computer's problems are not solved by any of the other recovery...The Welcome to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. b Click Recovery, then click Next.
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... complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. OR - To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your computer. 103 www.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 ...which shows you the progress of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up files in its original factory condition. Make sure that you want to reinstall any software that was ...
... complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. OR - To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your computer. 103 www.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 ...which shows you the progress of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up files in its original factory condition. Make sure that you want to reinstall any software that was ...
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...CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. 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 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation...
...CD or DVD" appears, press any key on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. 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 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation...
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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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... of help you for years to provide best-of-class service and support in good operating condition. 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 familiarize yourself with the best product possible. To start...
... of help you for years to provide best-of-class service and support in good operating condition. 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 familiarize yourself with the best product possible. To start...
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... installation the line will be activated. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of cable. Use the documentation that your network, you need to ISP. This type of the...the connection is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with eight pins) on installing the card and any required drivers. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using category 5, unshielded, twisted-pair cable (approximately 1/4-inch diameter with a thin outer-jacket, ...
... installation the line will be activated. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of cable. Use the documentation that your network, you need to ISP. This type of the...the connection is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jack connector, but with eight pins) on installing the card and any required drivers. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using category 5, unshielded, twisted-pair cable (approximately 1/4-inch diameter with a thin outer-jacket, ...