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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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...the computers connected to your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to your networked computer, then...printer drivers on each computer. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 21. • Connect your printer to the network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have ...
...the computers connected to your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to your networked computer, then...printer drivers on each computer. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 21. • Connect your printer to the network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have ...
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... 3: Troubleshooting First steps If you have problems with your computer, try these things first: • Make sure that the power cord is connected to your hard drive is not full. • If an error message appears on . • If a peripheral device (such as a keyboard or mouse) does not work, make sure that...
... 3: Troubleshooting First steps If you have problems with your computer, try these things first: • Make sure that the power cord is connected to your hard drive is not full. • If an error message appears on . • If a peripheral device (such as a keyboard or mouse) does not work, make sure that...
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...installed the required software. The file is restored to restore, then click Restore. If the Recycle Bin was originally deleted from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. Help For more information about file management, click Start, then click Help and Support. File management Help For more..., then click Help and Support. For more information, see an "Insufficient disk space" error message • Delete unnecessary files from . Hard drive You see the documentation that came with your computer. • Make sure that you want to the place where it was emptied before you...
...installed the required software. The file is restored to restore, then click Restore. If the Recycle Bin was originally deleted from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. Help For more information about file management, click Start, then click Help and Support. File management Help For more..., then click Help and Support. For more information, see an "Insufficient disk space" error message • Delete unnecessary files from . Hard drive You see the documentation that came with your computer. • Make sure that you want to the place where it was emptied before you...
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..., or you may need to reinstall the operating system. 30 If the hard drive is full, copy any files not regularly used to another drive. The hard drive cannot be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. Caution All deleted files will be lost when you empty the Recycle Bin... or physical shock, you see a "General failure reading drive C" error message • Restart your computer. • Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. • If your files to backup media, then delete them from the hard drive. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Empty the Recycle Bin by...
..., or you may need to reinstall the operating system. 30 If the hard drive is full, copy any files not regularly used to another drive. The hard drive cannot be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. Caution All deleted files will be lost when you empty the Recycle Bin... or physical shock, you see a "General failure reading drive C" error message • Restart your computer. • Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. • If your files to backup media, then delete them from the hard drive. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Empty the Recycle Bin by...
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You see a "Non-system disk" or "disk error" error message • Your hard drive may have been made correctly. • Make sure that the modem cable is plugged into the modem jack and not the Ethernet network jack. See ...
You see a "Non-system disk" or "disk error" error message • Your hard drive may have been made correctly. • Make sure that the modem cable is plugged into the modem jack and not the Ethernet network jack. See ...
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To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to list, then click Next. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded...
To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to list, then click Next. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded...
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...Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. eMachines Recovery Management opens. - Repeat this step for the item you want to reinstall. 46 OR If you are recovering from the factory. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have... driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. Chapter 3:...
...Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. eMachines Recovery Management opens. - Repeat this step for the item you want to reinstall. 46 OR If you are recovering from the factory. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have... driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. Chapter 3:...
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... software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. Returning your system to its factory condition. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were pre-installed on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can ...formatted or you have created. If you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on your hard drive. 47 eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore ...
... software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. Returning your system to its factory condition. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that were pre-installed on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can ...formatted or you have created. If you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on your hard drive. 47 eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore ...
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...process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. This process may take several minutes. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. ... system setup. Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your hard drive. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from factory default. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 4 Click OK.
...process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. This process may take several minutes. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you its progress. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. ... system setup. Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your hard drive. Recovering from the hard drive during startup. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from factory default. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 4 Click OK.