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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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... that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. For more information, see "Identifying optical drive types" on page 94. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have copy protection software. Add-in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the...
... that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. For more information, see "Identifying optical drive types" on page 94. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have copy protection software. Add-in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the...
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... title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. The regional code for the United States and Canada is determined by the DVD drive. • Clean the disc. A DVD movie will not... been installed on page 29. • Make sure that the mute controls are turned up. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Shut down and restart your DVD drive is 1. The regional...
... title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. The regional code for the United States and Canada is determined by the DVD drive. • Clean the disc. A DVD movie will not... been installed on page 29. • Make sure that the mute controls are turned up. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Shut down and restart your DVD drive is 1. The regional...
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... the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. For more information, see your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. The color is connected to your display and video card documentation. Type the phrase screen resolution in your computer. • Connect an...Display Settings dialog box. Help For more information about changing the screen resolution, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is plugged in and turned on. For more information about display types, see the "Customizing" ...
... the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. For more information, see your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. The color is connected to your display and video card documentation. Type the phrase screen resolution in your computer. • Connect an...Display Settings dialog box. Help For more information about changing the screen resolution, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is plugged in and turned on. For more information about display types, see the "Customizing" ...
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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. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see your computer's setup poster. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Clean the keyboard by using...
... open, performing multiple downloads, and having multiple programs open on the keyboard. • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see your computer's setup poster. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Clean the keyboard by using...
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...(Start), then click Control Panel. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Type the phrase printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 93 www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to work offline. You see a "Printer is out...make sure that the printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that the printer is not set to press after adding paper. The Printers window opens. 3 Right-click the printer ...
...(Start), then click Control Panel. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Type the phrase printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 93 www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to work offline. You see a "Printer is out...make sure that the printer is not set to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that the printer is not set to press after adding paper. The Printers window opens. 3 Right-click the printer ...
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... from the speakers • Make sure that the volume controls are configured correctly. Caution To prepare your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 29. • If you need to check your system under most computer problems by following the information in "...volume" on . • See the speaker setup poster to recover your speaker connections. • Make sure that mute controls are turned off. eMachines provides everything you are using external speakers: • Make sure that the speakers are turned on page 29. • Make sure that the...
... from the speakers • Make sure that the volume controls are configured correctly. Caution To prepare your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 29. • If you need to check your system under most computer problems by following the information in "...volume" on . • See the speaker setup poster to recover your speaker connections. • Make sure that mute controls are turned off. eMachines provides everything you are using external speakers: • Make sure that the speakers are turned on page 29. • Make sure that the...
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...you need to follow that were pre-installed at the factory. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that software's installation instructions. You can perform a partial recovery by ... you created. (Your computer must create the discs) or by using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 For instructions on page 95. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device...
...you need to follow that were pre-installed at the factory. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must have stopped working correctly. To recover software and drivers that software's installation instructions. You can perform a partial recovery by ... you created. (Your computer must create the discs) or by using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 For instructions on page 95. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device...
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The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you need to create a full set of recovery discs. 96 A dialog box opens that you prepare for ... the x in case you have a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. You should create your own set. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank...
The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. The What would you need to create a full set of recovery discs. 96 A dialog box opens that you prepare for ... the x in case you have a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. You should create your own set. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank...
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...installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. www.emachines.com 5 If..., insert the additional blank disks when prompted. 7 When the process is finished, the Congratulations! If you are completed. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. The disc recording begins. If you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc...
...installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. www.emachines.com 5 If..., insert the additional blank disks when prompted. 7 When the process is finished, the Congratulations! If you are completed. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. The disc recording begins. If you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc...
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... recovery discs If you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The eMachines Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover, then click Next. If a ...recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the list, ...
... recovery discs If you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The eMachines Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you want to recover, then click Next. If a ...recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the list, ...
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www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to one of your system running again. The Backup and ..., and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and...
www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to one of your system running again. The Backup and ..., and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and...
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...'s password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory condition. This process is starting up now. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any ), then click Next. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. b Click Recovery, then click Next...
...'s password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory condition. This process is starting up now. Caution A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any ), then click Next. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. b Click Recovery, then click Next...
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...emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up files in c:\backup. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in its original factory condition. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers...of the system recovery. Make sure that was not pre-installed on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you want to recover your hard drive. You also need ...
...emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up files in c:\backup. If you selected Recovery with automatic data backup in its original factory condition. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers...of the system recovery. Make sure that was not pre-installed on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you want to recover your hard drive. You also need ...
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... discs you created to the instructions provided with your keyboard. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you did not purchase the hardware or software..." on page 98. If you have installed it is supplying power. Telephone support Before calling Customer Care If you have "how to boot from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 104 A ...
... discs you created to the instructions provided with your keyboard. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you did not purchase the hardware or software..." on page 98. If you have installed it is supplying power. Telephone support Before calling Customer Care If you have "how to boot from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 104 A ...
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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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... basic care and safety information to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. 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 help you with our range...; Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. eMachines stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of us at affordable prices. Chapter 1: Getting Help Thank you...
... basic care and safety information to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. 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 help you with our range...; Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. eMachines stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of us at affordable prices. Chapter 1: Getting Help Thank you...
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... is not working correctly. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the bottom. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for setting up a network. This type of a router. To determine ...cables We recommend using a router If you are available in the same order (same colors, left to ISP. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of the cable with the connectors facing away from you and with eight pins) on both connectors are ...
... is not working correctly. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the bottom. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for setting up a network. This type of a router. To determine ...cables We recommend using a router If you are available in the same order (same colors, left to ISP. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of the cable with the connectors facing away from you and with eight pins) on both connectors are ...