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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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... types" on page 24. • Your computer may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 75 Occasionally, discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on your computer. • Some music CDs have ...a DVD drive. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in cards See "Expansion cards" on page 79. CD or DVD drives The computer does not recognize a disc...
... types" on page 24. • Your computer may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 75 Occasionally, discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on your computer. • Some music CDs have ...a DVD drive. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in cards See "Expansion cards" on page 79. CD or DVD drives The computer does not recognize a disc...
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...judgment about changing the screen resolution, click Start, then click Help and Support. DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on . www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is turned on, the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the display warms up for bent or... damaged pins. • Make sure that you know works to your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. For more information about display types, see your online User Guide. For more information, see the "Customizing" chapter in your computer. • ...
...judgment about changing the screen resolution, click Start, then click Help and Support. DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on . www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is turned on, the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the display warms up for bent or... damaged pins. • Make sure that you know works to your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. For more information about display types, see your online User Guide. For more information, see the "Customizing" chapter in your computer. • ...
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...that the printer is not set to the printer. Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to use. Most printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • ... files or many files at one time, you need to work offline. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. To make sure that you may want to add additional memory to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The Control...
...that the printer is not set to the printer. Help For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to use. Most printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • ... files or many files at one time, you need to work offline. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. To make sure that you may want to add additional memory to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The Control...
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... Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For more information, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you need...
... Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. For more information, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you need...
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.... If you need to follow that you created. (Your computer must create the discs) or by using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that did not come pre-installed on your system to its... 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 drivers using recovery discs that software's installation instructions. If you must have stopped working correctly. www.emachines.com • If only ...
.... If you need to follow that you created. (Your computer must create the discs) or by using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that did not come pre-installed on your system to its... 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 drivers using recovery discs that software's installation instructions. If you must have stopped working correctly. www.emachines.com • If only ...
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... your computer, you should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of recovery discs. 96 The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and...
... your computer, you should create a set of discs for recovering your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of recovery discs. 96 The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Preparing for software and device driver recovery You can usually recover your pre-installed software and...
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... a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain eMachines Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your 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 you have enough blank discs of which computer...
... a new hard drive, and your Start menu does not contain eMachines Recovery Center as an option, you must recover your 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 you have enough blank discs of which computer...
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...of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of driver you need to recover, try another disc. 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 OR To recover... device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -...
...of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of driver you need to recover, try another disc. 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 OR To recover... device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -...
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www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore ... Center. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can return to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. In most cases of hard...
www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore ... Center. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can return to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. In most cases of hard...
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...F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. This process is starting up now. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. b Click Recovery, then click Next. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a...a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory condition If your computer's problems are not solved by any of the other ...
...F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. This process is starting up now. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. b Click Recovery, then click Next. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a...a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory condition If your computer's problems are not solved by any of the other ...
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... computer. 103 For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 96. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on or restart your computer. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full... you can find your personal files will delete everything on your hard drive. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your computer's pre-installed software and device...
... computer. 103 For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 96. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on or restart your computer. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full... you can find your personal files will delete everything on your hard drive. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your computer's pre-installed software and device...
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... power. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you have a technical problem with it is turned... software, make sure that is connected correctly to a grounded AC outlet that you have "how to boot from eMachines, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see: • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation •...
... power. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you have a technical problem with it is turned... software, make sure that is connected correctly to a grounded AC outlet that you have "how to boot from eMachines, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see: • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows 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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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 high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. To start ...a week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to familiarize yourself with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of us at www.emachines.com/. Use Help and Support to answer questions about your new computer. Chapter 1: Getting Help Thank you with the best product possible. ...
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 high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. To start ...a week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to familiarize yourself with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of us at www.emachines.com/. Use Help and Support to answer questions about your new computer. Chapter 1: Getting Help Thank you with the best product possible. ...
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...access point (wireless network). Check your access point documentation for information about your home setup, make sure that you have for any required drivers. Make sure that you have them already installed. To identify this computer on the left. Before you change anything about installing the access ... Click the plus (+) in front of your network. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.emachines.com. The System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings in your computer is not working correctly. www...
...access point (wireless network). Check your access point documentation for information about your home setup, make sure that you have for any required drivers. Make sure that you have them already installed. To identify this computer on the left. Before you change anything about installing the access ... Click the plus (+) in front of your network. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.emachines.com. The System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings in your computer is not working correctly. www...
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...follow the on your printer or from the manufacturer's Web site. To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on the computer you must install the driver for the printer on your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Network and Internet. 3 Click Network... radio built-in Bluetooth, you can use of a USB or Firewire cable. To connect to a USB port on -screen instructions. www.emachines.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you are sending the file from. Important Your notebook may include printers,...
...follow the on your printer or from the manufacturer's Web site. To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on the computer you must install the driver for the printer on your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Network and Internet. 3 Click Network... radio built-in Bluetooth, you can use of a USB or Firewire cable. To connect to a USB port on -screen instructions. www.emachines.com Copying files across the network To copy files across the network, you are sending the file from. Important Your notebook may include printers,...
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www.emachines.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. Windows recognizes the new hardware and ..., then turn it must have the same content), click to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. The Display Settings dialog box opens. Shortcut Right-click an empty space on your Windows desktop. You can connect an additional monitor or projector to...
www.emachines.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. Windows recognizes the new hardware and ..., then turn it must have the same content), click to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. The Display Settings dialog box opens. Shortcut Right-click an empty space on your Windows desktop. You can connect an additional monitor or projector to...
