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... Your Original Software The Restore CDs contain a copy of all software (e.g., Windows, drivers, and application programs) originally preinstalled on your hard disk. (This process may take about 20 minutes.) WARNING Chapter 1 If you restore your hard disk, you ...
... Your Original Software The Restore CDs contain a copy of all software (e.g., Windows, drivers, and application programs) originally preinstalled on your hard disk. (This process may take about 20 minutes.) WARNING Chapter 1 If you restore your hard disk, you ...
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... the computer will be booted with #3 (if there is) in the optical drive while your computer is in the optical drive. You can update drivers in the Restore CD #1 will be copied to your hard disk. 8. Using the Restore CDs 5-3 All data in the Device Manager window if there.... NOTE Depending on the model, your personal information. Windows XP starts and the registration program runs. 14. Press Enter to continue. NOTE The drivers for using the Restore CDs. If the "Insert next media and press enter to continue..." When the "Insert next media and press enter to ...
... the computer will be booted with #3 (if there is) in the optical drive while your computer is in the optical drive. You can update drivers in the Restore CD #1 will be copied to your hard disk. 8. Using the Restore CDs 5-3 All data in the Device Manager window if there.... NOTE Depending on the model, your personal information. Windows XP starts and the registration program runs. 14. Press Enter to continue. NOTE The drivers for using the Restore CDs. If the "Insert next media and press enter to continue..." When the "Insert next media and press enter to ...
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Contents www.emachines.com Working with files and folders 29 Viewing drives 29 Creating folders 30 Copying and moving files and folders 31 Deleting files and folders 31 ... Checking your e-mail 47 Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49 Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50 Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52 Making sure your broadband connection works 52 Naming the computers and the workgroup 52 Configuring the TCP/IP protocol 53 Setting up an Ethernet...
Contents www.emachines.com Working with files and folders 29 Viewing drives 29 Creating folders 30 Copying and moving files and folders 31 Deleting files and folders 31 ... Checking your e-mail 47 Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49 Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50 Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52 Making sure your broadband connection works 52 Naming the computers and the workgroup 52 Configuring the TCP/IP protocol 53 Setting up an Ethernet...
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Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth ... Windows Update 126 BigFix 128 Chapter 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software 129 System recovery options 130 Copying driver and application recovery files 130 Creating recovery discs 131 Copying driver and application recovery files to a network 132 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 133 Recovering your system 134 Recovering...
Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth ... Windows Update 126 BigFix 128 Chapter 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software 129 System recovery options 130 Copying driver and application recovery files 130 Creating recovery discs 131 Copying driver and application recovery files to a network 132 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 133 Recovering your system 134 Recovering...
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... the best product possible. to provide best-of us at www.emachines.com/support. 2 eMachines stands behind our value proposition to our customers - Thanks again, from your new computer. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer in...
... the best product possible. to provide best-of us at www.emachines.com/support. 2 eMachines stands behind our value proposition to our customers - Thanks again, from your new computer. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer in...
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...anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your Ethernet cards for your network, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the network: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for instructions ...on your ISP. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on your computer To determine if Ethernet is already installed on installing the card...
...anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your Ethernet cards for your network, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the network: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for instructions ...on your ISP. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on your computer To determine if Ethernet is already installed on installing the card...
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...them as though they were attached directly to your computer. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Then you can: ■ View a network drive ■ Open and copy files stored on other network computers ■...share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources With a ...
...them as though they were attached directly to your computer. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Then you can: ■ View a network drive ■ Open and copy files stored on other network computers ■...share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources With a ...
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...printer name list, then click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 61 Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network, you must install ... File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you...
...printer name list, then click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 61 Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network, you must install ... File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you...
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... installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 6 Click the Settings tab. 7 Right-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), then click Attached. 8 Click ...Turn off your computer. 2 Plug the projector or monitor cable into the secondary VGA port on your computer. 3 Turn on your computer. www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this section are examples only and may need to your computer,...
... installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 6 Click the Settings tab. 7 Right-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), then click Attached. 8 Click ...Turn off your computer. 2 Plug the projector or monitor cable into the secondary VGA port on your computer. 3 Turn on your computer. www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this section are examples only and may need to your computer,...
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.... These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. These updates include security updates. 126 CHAPTER 10: Protecting Your Computer www.emachines.com Security updates To keep your computer secure, you need to keep your computer's system software up to date. Windows Update If a hacker finds a way...
.... These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. These updates include security updates. 126 CHAPTER 10: Protecting Your Computer www.emachines.com Security updates To keep your computer secure, you need to keep your computer's system software up to date. Windows Update If a hacker finds a way...
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CHAPTER 11 Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software • System recovery options • Copying driver and application recovery files • Recovering your system
CHAPTER 11 Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software • System recovery options • Copying driver and application recovery files • Recovering your system
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...some or all of several ways you can restore your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 130 tells you how to completely reinstall the original factory software. eMachines provides everything you need to reinstall everything you need to reinstall...hard drive" on page 133 130 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com System recovery options Most computer problems can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to recover your system you make a backup of...
...some or all of several ways you can restore your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 130 tells you how to completely reinstall the original factory software. eMachines provides everything you need to reinstall everything you need to reinstall...hard drive" on page 133 130 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com System recovery options Most computer problems can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to recover your system you make a backup of...
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...of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set of recordable drive your computer does not have blank discs ready. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive.... You can use . 131 To record a set . 5 Click the type of driver and application recovery disc sets. If your computer has, you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All...
...of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set of recordable drive your computer does not have blank discs ready. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive.... You can use . 131 To record a set . 5 Click the type of driver and application recovery disc sets. If your computer has, you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All...
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... recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to the blank disc(s). CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you have the appropriate number and type of x, and so on. 8 If a message tells you to insert another...As you can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, use . To copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network...
... recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to the blank disc(s). CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you have the appropriate number and type of x, and so on. 8 If a message tells you to insert another...As you can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, use . To copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network...
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... discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you are recording to . 3 Click OK. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you specified. If you will need one blank disc for an... eMachines T2862 in a folder that you see "Creating discs from recovery files on a network: 1 Make sure that indicates which computer the files ...
... discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you are recording to . 3 Click OK. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you specified. If you will need one blank disc for an... eMachines T2862 in a folder that you see "Creating discs from recovery files on a network: 1 Make sure that indicates which computer the files ...
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... is complete, remove that disc and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each disc from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the recovery (ISO) file. Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on page 136. - OR - ■ To... marker to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering specific files and software" on page 137. 134 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of your computer....
... is complete, remove that disc and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each disc from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the recovery (ISO) file. Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on page 136. - OR - ■ To... marker to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering specific files and software" on page 137. 134 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of your computer....
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... CTRL while clicking each item. 3 Click Next. To restore your system, you need to install. The Application Recovery program opens. 2 Click the driver or application you have created. www.emachines.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on page 136. 135...
... CTRL while clicking each item. 3 Click Next. To restore your system, you need to install. The Application Recovery program opens. 2 Click the driver or application you have created. www.emachines.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on page 136. 135...
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...Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 136 3 Click Restore my computer to your computer with System Restore. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your computer is turned on), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to... a previous condition. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. To restore using eMachines System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of your system settings and saves it as a...
...Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 136 3 Click Restore my computer to your computer with System Restore. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your computer is turned on), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to... a previous condition. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. To restore using eMachines System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of your system settings and saves it as a...
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... while your computer. ■ Make sure that the drive is facing up , then try again. ■ Try a different disc. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in card. Troubleshooting Add-in cards The computer does not recognize an add-in card ■ Shut down ...more information, see the documentation that the disc label is configured correctly by following the instructions in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. Battery See "Power" on page 191. Audio CD does not produce sound ■ Make sure that you have a DVD drive. You...
... while your computer. ■ Make sure that the drive is facing up , then try again. ■ Try a different disc. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in card. Troubleshooting Add-in cards The computer does not recognize an add-in card ■ Shut down ...more information, see the documentation that the disc label is configured correctly by following the instructions in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. Battery See "Power" on page 191. Audio CD does not produce sound ■ Make sure that you have a DVD drive. You...
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..., see "Identifying drive types" on page 73. ■ Make sure that the disc label is on page 142. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. To identify your drive type, see "Adjusting the volume" on your computer. ■ DVDs and DVD drives contain regional codes that help control DVD ...match. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on . The regional code for the disc. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that the volume controls are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to an AC power source and your computer...
..., see "Identifying drive types" on page 73. ■ Make sure that the disc label is on page 142. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. To identify your drive type, see "Adjusting the volume" on your computer. ■ DVDs and DVD drives contain regional codes that help control DVD ...match. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on . The regional code for the disc. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that the volume controls are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to an AC power source and your computer...