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... short-out parts that the power outlet you need to disconnect power to the equipment, be blocked or covered. Unplug the power cord before removing the power supply unit from the wall outlet before connecting the power cord to ensure reliable operation of power, disconnect power from the electrical outlet. This product should never be seriously damaged. • Slots and openings are provided for accessibility Be sure...
... short-out parts that the power outlet you need to disconnect power to the equipment, be blocked or covered. Unplug the power cord before removing the power supply unit from the wall outlet before connecting the power cord to ensure reliable operation of power, disconnect power from the electrical outlet. This product should never be seriously damaged. • Slots and openings are provided for accessibility Be sure...
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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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... email with a more personable customer service experience. Please fill in a safe place. 2 Choose your eMachines product is recommended that are specific to your computer because hardware options and port locations may look different than your model of your product registration, you will give you access to register. After we receive your notebook or desktop, a window will help us to provide you...
... email with a more personable customer service experience. Please fill in a safe place. 2 Choose your eMachines product is recommended that are specific to your computer because hardware options and port locations may look different than your model of your product registration, you will give you access to register. After we receive your notebook or desktop, a window will help us to provide you...
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...-coded pink. Plug powered, analog front speakers, an external amplifier, or headphones into this jack. This jack is turned on drive type). Plug a microphone into this jack. Press this drive to listen to operate in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. This jack is color-coded green. 3 Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a USB external drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into the memory card reader. This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, recordable DVD...
...-coded pink. Plug powered, analog front speakers, an external amplifier, or headphones into this jack. This jack is turned on drive type). Plug a microphone into this jack. Press this drive to listen to operate in Standby/Resume mode or Hibernate mode. This jack is color-coded green. 3 Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a USB external drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into the memory card reader. This drive may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, recordable DVD...
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Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a DSL or cable modem for a broadband Internet connection) into this jack. This jack is preset at the factory. Plug a PS/2 mouse into these ports. Plug the power cord into this jack (Default). Component Icon Kensington lock slot (optional) Voltage switch Power connector PS/2 keyboard port Monitor (VGA) port USB ports Microphone jack (pink plug) Headphone/analo g speakers jack (green plug) -ORFront speakers jack PS/2 mouse port Ethernet (network) jack 4 Description Connects to the correct voltage for one of...
Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a DSL or cable modem for a broadband Internet connection) into this jack. This jack is preset at the factory. Plug a PS/2 mouse into these ports. Plug the power cord into this jack (Default). Component Icon Kensington lock slot (optional) Voltage switch Power connector PS/2 keyboard port Monitor (VGA) port USB ports Microphone jack (pink plug) Headphone/analo g speakers jack (green plug) -ORFront speakers jack PS/2 mouse port Ethernet (network) jack 4 Description Connects to the correct voltage for one of...
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... disk access. Stereo out: Plug your computer (Default). Supports high definition digital video connections. 5 Plug your center speaker and subwoofer into this jack. Component Icon Center/subwoofer jack (orange plug) (optional) Surround L/R speaker jack (black plug) Audio in : Plug an external audio input source (such as terminals and various peripherals. This jack is user configurable for one of the following: Stereo in /side speaker jack (blue plug) -ORSide speaker jack ESATA port (optional) Serial port (optional) HDMI port (optional) ESATA HDMI Description Plug your rear...
... disk access. Stereo out: Plug your computer (Default). Supports high definition digital video connections. 5 Plug your center speaker and subwoofer into this jack. Component Icon Center/subwoofer jack (orange plug) (optional) Surround L/R speaker jack (black plug) Audio in : Plug an external audio input source (such as terminals and various peripherals. This jack is user configurable for one of the following: Stereo in /side speaker jack (blue plug) -ORSide speaker jack ESATA port (optional) Serial port (optional) HDMI port (optional) ESATA HDMI Description Plug your rear...
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... Internet service provider (ISP), you can access the many information sources on the complexity of your screen depends on the World Wide Web. Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. The speed that you may need to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for "Universal Resource Locator") in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Connecting...
... Internet service provider (ISP), you can access the many information sources on the complexity of your screen depends on the World Wide Web. Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. The speed that you may need to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for "Universal Resource Locator") in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Connecting...
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... network device. Example router-based Ethernet network The following is the central control point for the network. The network is commonly used in offices around the world and can be used to each of a wired Ethernet network. Ethernet networking Wired Ethernet networking An wired Ethernet network consists of a router, a cable or DSL modem, your home or office. Most home networks are typically built using a router. Tip To add the ability to access a wireless Ethernet network to your wired Ethernet network, connect an access...
... network device. Example router-based Ethernet network The following is the central control point for the network. The network is commonly used in offices around the world and can be used to each of a wired Ethernet network. Ethernet networking Wired Ethernet networking An wired Ethernet network consists of a router, a cable or DSL modem, your home or office. Most home networks are typically built using a router. Tip To add the ability to access a wireless Ethernet network to your wired Ethernet network, connect an access...
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...; 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have Ethernet already installed. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for instructions on the computers that your Internet service provider. Plug your Ethernet cable into your current setup. Be sure to ISP. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. If the connection is not working correctly. Installing Ethernet cards...
...; 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing the card and any specific instructions they have Ethernet already installed. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for instructions on the computers that your Internet service provider. Plug your Ethernet cable into your current setup. Be sure to ISP. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. If the connection is not working correctly. Installing Ethernet cards...
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... (wired network) or access point (wireless network). We recommend you can configure your router using your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. 20 For instructions, see your router After you have connected the network cabling. This is set up , log onto one of several available protocols must be set up in Windows, TCP/IP is automatically installed as for local area networks (LANs), as well as the default protocol. Using...
... (wired network) or access point (wireless network). We recommend you can configure your router using your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. 20 For instructions, see your router After you have connected the network cabling. This is set up , log onto one of several available protocols must be set up in Windows, TCP/IP is automatically installed as for local area networks (LANs), as well as the default protocol. Using...
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... instructions included with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in networking. • Use a print server. After the drives and printers on each computer. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. Then you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To add...
... instructions included with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in networking. • Use a print server. After the drives and printers on each computer. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. Then you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To add...
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... the modem jack. You cannot connect to make sure that the modem cable is plugged into the modem jack and not the Ethernet network jack. See your setup poster to make sure that the connections have been made correctly. - For more information about troubleshooting Internet connections, click Start, then click Help and Support. OR - Type troubleshooting connections in the Search box, then press ENTER. 31 If you do...
... the modem jack. You cannot connect to make sure that the modem cable is plugged into the modem jack and not the Ethernet network jack. See your setup poster to make sure that the connections have been made correctly. - For more information about troubleshooting Internet connections, click Start, then click Help and Support. OR - Type troubleshooting connections in the Search box, then press ENTER. 31 If you do...
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.... Type modem troubleshooting in and turned on , the power LED should be lit. • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to make sure that the connections have been made correctly. • If the modem shares the telephone line with another device, make sure that the monitor is plugged in the Search box, then press ENTER. Help For more information about modem troubleshooting, click Start, then...
.... Type modem troubleshooting in and turned on , the power LED should be lit. • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to make sure that the connections have been made correctly. • If the modem shares the telephone line with another device, make sure that the monitor is plugged in the Search box, then press ENTER. Help For more information about modem troubleshooting, click Start, then...
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... temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. • Your computer may be able to play a DVD, make sure that the optical sensor is clean and free of debris. Type network troubleshooting in your home. Make sure that you have copy protection software. Help For more information about network troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. The mouse works erratically...
... temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. • Your computer may be able to play a DVD, make sure that the optical sensor is clean and free of debris. Type network troubleshooting in your home. Make sure that you have copy protection software. Help For more information about network troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. The mouse works erratically...
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.... • Make sure that the power cable is plugged into an AC power source. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that you may want to print to is not the default printer, make sure that the printer is online. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Printer Chapter 3: Troubleshooting The...
.... • Make sure that the power cable is plugged into an AC power source. You see a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that you may want to print to is not the default printer, make sure that the printer is online. The printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. Printer Chapter 3: Troubleshooting The...
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... called recovering or restoring your system from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 45. To recover software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Returning your system to a previous state when everything you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 25 or in "Troubleshooting" on page...
... called recovering or restoring your system from significant hardware and software problems. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 45. To recover software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see "Returning your system to a previous state when everything you should create a set of software or hardware have stopped working correctly. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 25 or in "Troubleshooting" on page...
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... can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from 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 on page 48. You can still run Windows OS and your original hard drive has been...
... can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from 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 on page 48. You can still run Windows OS and your original hard drive has been...
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... your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F12 to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. The boot menu is where you to your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 4 Click OK. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore...
... your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F12 to select CDROM/DVD, then press ENTER. The boot menu is where you to your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 4 Click OK. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you inserted. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore...
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... Web site (http://www.acer.com/support/index.htm) for information on how and where to the documentation that came with your mouse for maintenance instructions. To clean your monitor Make sure that you want to replace or upgrade any of an optical mouse, refer to contact a service technician • If you dropped and damaged the computer • If liquid has...
... Web site (http://www.acer.com/support/index.htm) for information on how and where to the documentation that came with your mouse for maintenance instructions. To clean your monitor Make sure that you want to replace or upgrade any of an optical mouse, refer to contact a service technician • If you dropped and damaged the computer • If liquid has...
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... contain wireless radio devices (such as wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth modules). Should such problems occur, the user should NOT contact the telecom Fault Service. 8 This equipment may not operate. The CD or DVD drive's classification label (shown below) is located on configurations, this computer is not less than Class I. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. Digital audio output statement The optical connector...
... contain wireless radio devices (such as wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth modules). Should such problems occur, the user should NOT contact the telecom Fault Service. 8 This equipment may not operate. The CD or DVD drive's classification label (shown below) is located on configurations, this computer is not less than Class I. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. Digital audio output statement The optical connector...