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Memory card types 31 Inserting a memory card 32 Using the CD or DVD drive 33 Identifying drive types 33 Inserting a CD or DVD 34 Playing a CD 35 Playing a DVD 35 Creating CDs or DVDs 35 5 Maintaining Your Computer 37 Caring for your ... the system battery 52 6 Troubleshooting 55 Safety guidelines 56 First steps 56 Troubleshooting 57 Add-in cards 57 Audio 57 Battery 57 CD or DVD drives 57 Computer 59 Diskette drive 59 DVD drives 60 File management 60 Hard drive 61 Internet 62 Keyboard 63 Memory 64 ii www.eMachines.com
Memory card types 31 Inserting a memory card 32 Using the CD or DVD drive 33 Identifying drive types 33 Inserting a CD or DVD 34 Playing a CD 35 Playing a DVD 35 Creating CDs or DVDs 35 5 Maintaining Your Computer 37 Caring for your ... the system battery 52 6 Troubleshooting 55 Safety guidelines 56 First steps 56 Troubleshooting 57 Add-in cards 57 Audio 57 Battery 57 CD or DVD drives 57 Computer 59 Diskette drive 59 DVD drives 60 File management 60 Hard drive 61 Internet 62 Keyboard 63 Memory 64 ii www.eMachines.com
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DVD/CD drive DVD/CD drive (optional) Diskette drive (optional) USB port (optional) Hard drive access indicator Memory card reader (optional) Power button/ Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) USB ports (optional) Microphone jack Headphone jack Model: S/No: eMachines help resources and Customer Care information Model and serial number 8 www.eMachines.com Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below. Chapter 2: Checking Out Your eMachines Computer Desktop PC Front Your computer includes the following components.
DVD/CD drive DVD/CD drive (optional) Diskette drive (optional) USB port (optional) Hard drive access indicator Memory card reader (optional) Power button/ Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) USB ports (optional) Microphone jack Headphone jack Model: S/No: eMachines help resources and Customer Care information Model and serial number 8 www.eMachines.com Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below. Chapter 2: Checking Out Your eMachines Computer Desktop PC Front Your computer includes the following components.
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... can also configure the power button to turn the power on . Contains your drive, see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on page 33. www.eMachines.com 9 Desktop PC Front Component DVD/CD drive Diskette drive (optional) USB ports (optional) Hard drive access indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Memory card reader (optional) Power button / Power...
... can also configure the power button to turn the power on . Contains your drive, see "Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device" on page 33. www.eMachines.com 9 Desktop PC Front Component DVD/CD drive Diskette drive (optional) USB ports (optional) Hard drive access indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Memory card reader (optional) Power button / Power...
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www.eMachines.com 35 Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums of music, or ... to build a music library ■ Listen to Internet Radio Playing a DVD A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs, create video DVDs, and more. Creating CDs or DVDs You can play... DVDs with the DVD program or Windows Media Player on a single disc. Using the CD or DVD drive Playing a CD Use the music program or Windows Media Player on your computer to: ■ Play music CDs ■ Create...
www.eMachines.com 35 Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums of music, or ... to build a music library ■ Listen to Internet Radio Playing a DVD A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs, create video DVDs, and more. Creating CDs or DVDs You can play... DVDs with the DVD program or Windows Media Player on a single disc. Using the CD or DVD drive Playing a CD Use the music program or Windows Media Player on your computer to: ■ Play music CDs ■ Create...
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... an extended period of your computer: ■ When transporting your computer, we recommend that apply only to the software and hardware on both diskettes and hard drives. ■ Avoid subjecting your computer to choose updates for your computer To extend the life of time, unplug AC power. Use Windows Update to extreme... the ventilation fan. ■ When storing your computer for Available Updates. Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer Caring for your computer's operating system, software, and hardware. www.eMachines.com
... an extended period of your computer: ■ When transporting your computer, we recommend that apply only to the software and hardware on both diskettes and hard drives. ■ Avoid subjecting your computer to choose updates for your computer To extend the life of time, unplug AC power. Use Windows Update to extreme... the ventilation fan. ■ When storing your computer for Available Updates. Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer Caring for your computer's operating system, software, and hardware. www.eMachines.com
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... center to the original configuration, you can use the backup restore discs or you created with the recovery media program, on the hard drive, or on the hard drive. If you need to restore your computer to the edge, not around in the instruction booklet that were included with your computer.... Restoring your system All programs that were preinstalled on your computer are included in a circle, using the restore discs or hard drive backup files are available on the backup restore discs that you can use the backup files located on restore discs that came with your ...
... center to the original configuration, you can use the backup restore discs or you created with the recovery media program, on the hard drive, or on the hard drive. If you need to restore your computer to the edge, not around in the instruction booklet that were included with your computer.... Restoring your system All programs that were preinstalled on your computer are included in a circle, using the restore discs or hard drive backup files are available on the backup restore discs that you can use the backup files located on restore discs that came with your ...
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...you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you performed and make sure that all connections are secure. ■ Make sure that your hard drive is not full. ■ If an error message appears on the screen, write down the exact message. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Safety guidelines While troubleshooting ...not work, make sure that you followed each instruction. ■ If an error occurs in the Search box , then click the arrow. 56 www.eMachines.com Help and Support For more information about troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support.
...you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you performed and make sure that all connections are secure. ■ Make sure that your hard drive is not full. ■ If an error message appears on the screen, write down the exact message. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Safety guidelines While troubleshooting ...not work, make sure that you followed each instruction. ■ If an error occurs in the Search box , then click the arrow. 56 www.eMachines.com Help and Support For more information about troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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... from the diskette drive, then press ENTER. To fix hard drive problems, run the Error checking program. Type the keyword file management in the diskette drive, eject it and...; If your files to backup media, then delete them from the hard drive. If the hard drive is in the Search box , then click the arrow. Help and...defective area on the hard drive. You see a "Non-system disk" or "disk error" error message ■ Eject the diskette from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. ... failure reading drive C" error message ■ If a diskette is full, copy any files not ...
... from the diskette drive, then press ENTER. To fix hard drive problems, run the Error checking program. Type the keyword file management in the diskette drive, eject it and...; If your files to backup media, then delete them from the hard drive. If the hard drive is in the Search box , then click the arrow. Help and...defective area on the hard drive. You see a "Non-system disk" or "disk error" error message ■ Eject the diskette from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. ... failure reading drive C" error message ■ If a diskette is full, copy any files not ...
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...finding Help and Support topics 4 Firewire port 9, 12, 28 folders opening 25 front bezel removing 49 replacing 49 function keys 23 H hard drive indicator 9 troubleshooting 61 headphone jack 9, 11 help online 5 using 3 Help and Support 3 searching 4 starting 3 Hibernate mode 9 ...I i.Link port 9, 12, 28 IEEE 1394 port 9, 12, 28 indicators Caps Lock 23 hard drive 9 Num Lock 23 numeric keypad 23 power 9 Scroll Lock 23 installing battery 52 devices 28 digital camera 28 digital video camera... Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 13 model number 13 www.eMachines.com 85
...finding Help and Support topics 4 Firewire port 9, 12, 28 folders opening 25 front bezel removing 49 replacing 49 function keys 23 H hard drive indicator 9 troubleshooting 61 headphone jack 9, 11 help online 5 using 3 Help and Support 3 searching 4 starting 3 Hibernate mode 9 ...I i.Link port 9, 12, 28 IEEE 1394 port 9, 12, 28 indicators Caps Lock 23 hard drive 9 Num Lock 23 numeric keypad 23 power 9 Scroll Lock 23 installing battery 52 devices 28 digital camera 28 digital video camera... Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 13 model number 13 www.eMachines.com 85
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... telephone support 73 troubleshooting add-in cards 57 cards 57 CD drive 57 cleaning CD 44 cleaning DVD 44 computer startup 59 diskette drive 59 display 60 DVD drive 57, 60 DVD/CD drive 57, 60 faxes 66 files 60 general guidelines 56 hard drive 61 Internet connection 62, 66 keyboard 63 LCD panel 60, 68... protecting against 39 removing with Norton AntiVirus 39 voltage switch 11 volume adjusting 21 adjusting modem 67 controls 21 muting 21 troubleshooting 72 W Web site eMachines 3 Windows Product Key Code 13 Windows key 23 Windows Media Player 35 Windows Update 38 working safely 16 Z Zip...
... telephone support 73 troubleshooting add-in cards 57 cards 57 CD drive 57 cleaning CD 44 cleaning DVD 44 computer startup 59 diskette drive 59 display 60 DVD drive 57, 60 DVD/CD drive 57, 60 faxes 66 files 60 general guidelines 56 hard drive 61 Internet connection 62, 66 keyboard 63 LCD panel 60, 68... protecting against 39 removing with Norton AntiVirus 39 voltage switch 11 volume adjusting 21 adjusting modem 67 controls 21 muting 21 troubleshooting 72 W Web site eMachines 3 Windows Product Key Code 13 Windows key 23 Windows Media Player 35 Windows Update 38 working safely 16 Z Zip...