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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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... as a firewall, to protect your network from unwanted intruders • 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have for setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important...activated. Be sure to ISP. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you need for instructions on the computers that comes with your ISP.
... as a firewall, to protect your network from unwanted intruders • 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have for setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important...activated. Be sure to ISP. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you need for instructions on the computers that comes with your ISP.
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... with your Internet connection, drives, and printers. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers...8226; Use a print server. To add a printer to the network, do one of your computers, you can add a printer to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 21
... with your Internet connection, drives, and printers. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers...8226; Use a print server. To add a printer to the network, do one of your computers, you can add a printer to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 21
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To print files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Right-click the ... (Start), 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 want to copy the file to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . The Computer...
To print files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Right-click the ... (Start), 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 want to copy the file to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . The Computer...
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... the keyboard cable is failing. 33 If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you may need to help determine...
... the keyboard cable is failing. 33 If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you may need to help determine...
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... For more information. The color is not uniform • Make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to your computer. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the monitor cable is connected to the video port...
... For more information. The color is not uniform • Make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to your computer. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the monitor cable is connected to the video port...
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... 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 you have copy protection software. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc label is facing...• Shut down and restart your computer. 40 You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device...
... 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 you have copy protection software. An audio CD does not produce sound • Make sure that the disc label is facing...• Shut down and restart your computer. 40 You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device...
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... and your printer for adding additional memory. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Many printers have selected it is connected to the correct port. • Make sure that the printer is plugged...
... and your printer for adding additional memory. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Many printers have selected it is connected to the correct port. • Make sure that the printer is plugged...
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...called recovering or restoring your system under most computer problems by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Problem solving may be solved by following the information in the technical support pages at... the factory, see that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 45. For instructions, see "Returning...
...called recovering or restoring your system under most computer problems by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. Problem solving may be solved by following the information in the technical support pages at... the factory, see that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 45. For instructions, see "Returning...
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...Next. 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. Creating recovery discs If your computer ... the drive indicated in the Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. Important We recommend that are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click...
...Next. 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. Creating recovery discs If your computer ... the drive indicated in the Burn to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. Important We recommend that are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click...
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...have created. • New software-If you want to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to ...reinstall. 46 The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the software and device drivers that came pre-installed on -screen prompts to...
...have created. • New software-If you want to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to ...reinstall. 46 The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the software and device drivers that came pre-installed on -screen prompts to...
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Recovering from your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have created. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, ...need to 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. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were pre-installed...
Recovering from your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have created. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to . The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, ...need to 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. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were pre-installed...
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... will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your arrow keys to open the boot menu. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to restart ... then continues by copying files to your hard drive. 3 Click Next to start from factory default. The boot menu is where you inserted. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer.
... will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your arrow keys to open the boot menu. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to restart ... then continues by copying files to your hard drive. 3 Click Next to start from factory default. The boot menu is where you inserted. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer.