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Contents Ethernet 27 Expansion cards 29 File management 29 Hard drive 29 Internet 31 Keyboard 33 Memory 33 Memory card reader 34 Modem (cable or DSL 34 Modem (dial-up 34 Monitor 37 Mouse 38 Networks 39 Optical disc drives 39 Passwords 41 Power 41 Printer 42 Sound 43 Recovering your system 44 Creating recovery discs 45 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 46 Returning your system to its factory condition . 47 Telephone support 49 Before calling Customer Care 49 Self-help 50 Appendix A: Regulations and safety notices . 51 viii
Contents Ethernet 27 Expansion cards 29 File management 29 Hard drive 29 Internet 31 Keyboard 33 Memory 33 Memory card reader 34 Modem (cable or DSL 34 Modem (dial-up 34 Monitor 37 Mouse 38 Networks 39 Optical disc drives 39 Passwords 41 Power 41 Printer 42 Sound 43 Recovering your system 44 Creating recovery discs 45 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 46 Returning your system to its factory condition . 47 Telephone support 49 Before calling Customer Care 49 Self-help 50 Appendix A: Regulations and safety notices . 51 viii
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... you are using your current setup. If the connection is working , contact your broadband connection is not working correctly. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you do not have not already done so. 17 Before you need for your network, you... features, such as a firewall, to protect your network from ISP to ISP. Be sure to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any required drivers. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this point, if...
... you are using your current setup. If the connection is working , contact your broadband connection is not working correctly. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you do not have not already done so. 17 Before you need for your network, you... features, such as a firewall, to protect your network from ISP to ISP. Be sure to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any required drivers. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this point, if...
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.... After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 21 Then you can : • View a network drive... • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing resources With a network, you can share your network.
.... After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 21 Then you can : • View a network drive... • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing resources With a network, you can share your network.
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... then click Computer. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are sending the file from. To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you can obtain the... printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. Printing files across the network Important Before you want to copy the file to open the ...
... then click Computer. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are sending the file from. To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you can obtain the... printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. Printing files across the network Important Before you want to copy the file to open the ...
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... . Keyboard The keyboard does not work after it dries, you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
... . Keyboard The keyboard does not work after it dries, you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
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... boxes. • Try a mouse you know is working to make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. The text on the...
... boxes. • Try a mouse you know is working to make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. The text on the...
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... movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. Occasionally discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play • Make sure that the speaker cables are connected correctly and securely. ...• Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up , then try...
... movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. Occasionally discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play • Make sure that the speaker cables are connected correctly and securely. ...• Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. • Make sure that the volume controls are turned up , then try...
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... press. • Make sure that you may want to print to the printer. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that the power cable is online. Many printers have been printed... large files or many files at one time, you want to add additional memory to is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is plugged into an AC power source.
... press. • Make sure that you may want to print to the printer. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that the power cable is online. Many printers have been printed... large files or many files at one time, you want to add additional memory to is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is plugged into an AC power source.
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... information in the technical support pages at the factory, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To recover your system You can use these discs later for long-term reliability, the effort...
... information in the technical support pages at the factory, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To recover your system You can use these discs later for long-term reliability, the effort...
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... (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. To reinstall using discs, you may need to list, then click Next. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. .... OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. Important We recommend that are required...
... (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. To reinstall using discs, you may need to list, then click Next. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. .... OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. Important We recommend that are required...
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...need to reinstall the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. eMachines Recovery Management opens. - You can ... have created. • New software-If you need to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. Repeat this step for the item you are recovering from the factory. To recover...
...need to reinstall the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. eMachines Recovery Management opens. - You can ... have created. • New software-If you need to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. Repeat this step for the item you are recovering from the factory. To recover...
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... reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. Recovering from within Windows OS" on page 47. • ...still run Windows OS, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your hard drive. 47 eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to its factory condition. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens....
... reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. Recovering from within Windows OS" on page 47. • ...still run Windows OS, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your hard drive. 47 eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to its factory condition. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens....
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eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to restart your computer. The boot menu is where you inserted. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn ... box prompts you its progress. Windows installs from the hard drive during startup. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. The recovery process begins by restarting your hard drive. Recovering from the...
eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to restart your computer. The boot menu is where you inserted. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn ... box prompts you its progress. Windows installs from the hard drive during startup. This process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. The recovery process begins by restarting your hard drive. Recovering from the...