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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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...the CD or DVD drive. • If you have copy protection software. Make sure that the IDE controllers are listed in alphabetical order. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are enabled. • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc.... Shut down and restart your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. Add-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 page 62. • Restart your computer, then...
...the CD or DVD drive. • If you have copy protection software. Make sure that the IDE controllers are listed in alphabetical order. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are enabled. • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc.... Shut down and restart your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. Add-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 page 62. • Restart your computer, then...
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...'s regional code and your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code for the disc is on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Shut down and restart your drive type, see "Cleaning optical discs" on the disc.... • Make sure that the disc label is determined by the DVD drive. • Clean the disc. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76
...'s regional code and your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code for the disc is on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 62. • Shut down and restart your drive type, see "Cleaning optical discs" on the disc.... • Make sure that the disc label is determined by the DVD drive. • Clean the disc. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76
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...that the display warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Make sure that the display is plugged in your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. For more information about color uniformity. DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on . The computer is running, but there is dim or... difficult to your online User Guide. 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...
...that the display warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Make sure that the display is plugged in your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. For more information about color uniformity. DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on . The computer is running, but there is dim or... difficult to your online User Guide. 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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...: • The condition of the telephone lines in correctly. Press each key to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to loosen a key that a key is set up correctly. Contact your account with a narrow, straw-like extension...
...: • The condition of the telephone lines in correctly. Press each key to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to loosen a key that a key is set up correctly. Contact your account with a narrow, straw-like extension...
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... Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound, then click the Printers category. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Most printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • If you print large files or many files at one time, you... Support. Type the phrase printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 93 To make sure that you need to work offline. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel.
... Control Panel window opens. 2 Click Hardware and Sound, then click the Printers category. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. Most printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • If you print large files or many files at one time, you... Support. Type the phrase printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 93 To make sure that you need to work offline. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel.
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Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in "Troubleshooting" on page 31. Caution To prepare your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 29. • Make sure that mute controls are turned off. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 29. ... poster to recover your system). For more information, see "Configuring the audio jacks" on page 75 or in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Recovering your speaker connections. • Make sure that the universal jacks are turned up. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are not getting sound...
Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in "Troubleshooting" on page 31. Caution To prepare your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 29. • Make sure that mute controls are turned off. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 29. ... poster to recover your system). For more information, see "Configuring the audio jacks" on page 75 or in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Recovering your speaker connections. • Make sure that the universal jacks are turned up. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are not getting sound...
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...For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 If you upgrade or exchange your...system using the Windows DVD" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 99. • If nothing else has ... software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 95. www.emachines.com • If...
...For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 If you upgrade or exchange your...system using the Windows DVD" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs, see "Using Microsoft System Restore" on page 99. • If nothing else has ... software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 95. www.emachines.com • If...
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... of recovery discs while you have the opportunity. The What would you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. A dialog box opens that you like to create a full set of recovery discs. 96 You... the x in case you need to do not come with your computer, you ever re-install Windows from your own set of software and driver recovery discs. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into a recordable disc...
... of recovery discs while you have the opportunity. The What would you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. A dialog box opens that you like to create a full set of recovery discs. 96 You... the x in case you need to do not come with your computer, you ever re-install Windows from your own set of software and driver recovery discs. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank, recordable disc into a recordable disc...
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..., your final disc, then label all of x, and so on. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 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. Label the discs as they are required, insert the additional...
..., your final disc, then label all of x, and so on. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 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. Label the discs as they are required, insert the additional...
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... to recover, try another disc. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file...click the software you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a...
... to recover, try another disc. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file...click the software you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a...
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... click Help and Support. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to one of your system running again. Help For more... Center. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers.
... click Help and Support. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you can also create a restore point manually. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to one of your system running again. Help For more... Center. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers.
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...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 Welcome to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. b Click ...If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your computer. If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the computer and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on or restart your...
...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 Welcome to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. b Click ...If you can still run Windows: a Turn on your computer. If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. If Windows starts to load instead, restart the computer and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on or restart your...
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... Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you must recover your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. ... click Next. Your computer restarts in c:\backup. You still need to recover your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any software that you want to reinstall any important files you have not already done so). To...
... Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you must recover your hard drive is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. ... click Next. Your computer restarts in c:\backup. You still need to recover your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any software that you want to reinstall any important files you have not already done so). To...
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...in securely. • If you have recently installed hardware or software, make sure that your computer is connected correctly to boot from eMachines, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you have installed it according to the instructions provided with your ...computer, follow the on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER...
...in securely. • If you have recently installed hardware or software, make sure that your computer is connected correctly to boot from eMachines, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you have installed it according to the instructions provided with your ...computer, follow the on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. A list of valid boot devices appears. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER...
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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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...option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. 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 will be pleased... with fast, considerate service. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours a day, ...
...option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. 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 will be pleased... with fast, considerate service. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours a day, ...
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...connection works Important If you should contact your ISP for any specific instructions they have for setting up a network. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have , hold both connectors are setting up a network for your current setup. Plug your Ethernet cable into your Internet service ...To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for more than two computers and you are attached to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any network computer. straight-through cable, the wires on both ends of Ethernet you change anything about 1/4-...
...connection works Important If you should contact your ISP for any specific instructions they have for setting up a network. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have , hold both connectors are setting up a network for your current setup. Plug your Ethernet cable into your Internet service ...To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for more than two computers and you are attached to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any network computer. straight-through cable, the wires on both ends of Ethernet you change anything about 1/4-...