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To continue, press Y. CONFIRMATION OF RESTORE PROCEDURE !!Warning!! ALL DATA OF HARD DRIVE (C:) WILL BE LOST! ** ARE YOU SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED? ** IF YES, PRESS Y. RESTORE WINDOWS XP," the following message will appear in the screen. ... continue the procedures, press any key to continue... 6. NOTE To stop this restore process now, remove the Restore CD from the optical drive and restart your computer. 5. ALL CONTENTS OF HARD DRIVE (C:) WILL BE LOST! ** BACK UP YOUR FILES BEFORE PROCEEDING AND RESTART ** Press any key. THIS PROCESS WILL RE-INSTALL WINDOWS XP...
To continue, press Y. CONFIRMATION OF RESTORE PROCEDURE !!Warning!! ALL DATA OF HARD DRIVE (C:) WILL BE LOST! ** ARE YOU SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED? ** IF YES, PRESS Y. RESTORE WINDOWS XP," the following message will appear in the screen. ... continue the procedures, press any key to continue... 6. NOTE To stop this restore process now, remove the Restore CD from the optical drive and restart your computer. 5. ALL CONTENTS OF HARD DRIVE (C:) WILL BE LOST! ** BACK UP YOUR FILES BEFORE PROCEEDING AND RESTART ** Press any key. THIS PROCESS WILL RE-INSTALL WINDOWS XP...
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Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing...10: Protecting Your Computer 119 Hardware security 120 Kensington lock slot 120 Data security 120 About startup and hard drive passwords 120 About Windows XP user accounts 120 Protecting your computer from viruses 121 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 122...and software 135 Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore 136 Recovering your system from the hard drive 137 Chapter 12: Maintaining Your Computer 139 Caring for your computer 140 Setting up a maintenance schedule 140 ...
Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing...10: Protecting Your Computer 119 Hardware security 120 Kensington lock slot 120 Data security 120 About startup and hard drive passwords 120 About Windows XP user accounts 120 Protecting your computer from viruses 121 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 122...and software 135 Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore 136 Recovering your system from the hard drive 137 Chapter 12: Maintaining Your Computer 139 Caring for your computer 140 Setting up a maintenance schedule 140 ...
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www.emachines.com Contents Updating Windows 142 BigFix 142 Managing hard drive space 143 Checking hard drive space 143 Using Disk Cleanup 143 Checking the hard drive for errors 144 Defragmenting the hard drive 145 Backing up files 146 Using the Scheduled Task Wizard 147 Moving from your old computer 147...panel 157 Installing memory 158 Replacing the system battery 159 Adding or replacing a CD or DVD drive 160 Replacing the memory card reader 162 Adding or replacing a hard drive 163 Replacing the rear fan 165 Replacing the power supply 166 Replacing the heat sink 167 ...
www.emachines.com Contents Updating Windows 142 BigFix 142 Managing hard drive space 143 Checking hard drive space 143 Using Disk Cleanup 143 Checking the hard drive for errors 144 Defragmenting the hard drive 145 Backing up files 146 Using the Scheduled Task Wizard 147 Moving from your old computer 147...panel 157 Installing memory 158 Replacing the system battery 159 Adding or replacing a CD or DVD drive 160 Replacing the memory card reader 162 Adding or replacing a hard drive 163 Replacing the rear fan 165 Replacing the power supply 166 Replacing the heat sink 167 ...
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Contents www.emachines.com DVD drives 179 File management 179 Hard drive 180 Internet 180 Keyboard 181 Media Center 182 Memory 184 Memory card reader 184 Modem (dial-up 184 Monitor 187 Mouse 188 Networks 188 Passwords 189 Power 189 Printer 189 Sound 191 Telephone support 191 Before calling eMachines Customer Care 191 Telephone numbers 192 Self-help 192 Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information 193 Index 199 vi
Contents www.emachines.com DVD drives 179 File management 179 Hard drive 180 Internet 180 Keyboard 181 Media Center 182 Memory 184 Memory card reader 184 Modem (dial-up 184 Monitor 187 Mouse 188 Networks 188 Passwords 189 Power 189 Printer 189 Sound 191 Telephone support 191 Before calling eMachines Customer Care 191 Telephone numbers 192 Self-help 192 Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information 193 Index 199 vi
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... Computer Front Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, or recordable DVD drive. Turns on page 13. Optical drive Optical drive (optional) USB port (optional) Hard drive access indicator www.emachines.com Memory card reader (optional) Power button/ Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) USB ports (optional) Microphone jack...
... Computer Front Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may be a CD, recordable CD, DVD, or recordable DVD drive. Turns on page 13. Optical drive Optical drive (optional) USB port (optional) Hard drive access indicator www.emachines.com Memory card reader (optional) Power button/ Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) USB ports (optional) Microphone jack...
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...information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Hard drives Diskette drive Disc drive 29 Type the keyword window in the Search box, then click the arrow. Viewing drives Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. Clicking the ... your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) for the diskette drive. www.emachines.com Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and...
...information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Hard drives Diskette drive Disc drive 29 Type the keyword window in the Search box, then click the arrow. Viewing drives Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. Clicking the ... your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) for the diskette drive. www.emachines.com Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and...
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... icon. CHAPTER 4: Using Windows XP www.emachines.com To see the contents of the drive or folder, click Show the contents of this drive or Show the contents of this folder. 4 Click File, New, then click Folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is your computer.... If you do not see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. If you do not see the contents of this drive. 3 If you double-click its icon, click ...
... icon. CHAPTER 4: Using Windows XP www.emachines.com To see the contents of the drive or folder, click Show the contents of this drive or Show the contents of this folder. 4 Click File, New, then click Folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is your computer.... If you do not see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. If you do not see the contents of this drive. 3 If you double-click its icon, click ...
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... folders. 2 If you typed. 33 www.emachines.com Searching for files Searching for files If you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility...
... folders. 2 If you typed. 33 www.emachines.com Searching for files Searching for files If you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility...
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...Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to the network. With a network, you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Then you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers... among the network computers, each computer. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can...
...Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to the network. With a network, you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Then you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers... among the network computers, each computer. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can...
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...Media Player, you can copy the tracks from these CDs. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your computer's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. If ...a dialog box does not open the Format list, then click either mp3 or Windows Media Audio. CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. The Windows Media Player opens. - The Windows Media Player opens. 3 Click Tools, ...
...Media Player, you can copy the tracks from these CDs. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your computer's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. If ...a dialog box does not open the Format list, then click either mp3 or Windows Media Audio. CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. The Windows Media Player opens. - The Windows Media Player opens. 3 Click Tools, ...
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... as WMA files. Building a music library Caution During the download process, WMA and MP3 files may become corrupt. If you are automatically added to your hard drive as it is recorded. www.emachines.com Creating audio files and music libraries 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the...
... as WMA files. Building a music library Caution During the download process, WMA and MP3 files may become corrupt. If you are automatically added to your hard drive as it is recorded. www.emachines.com Creating audio files and music libraries 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the...
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...into one clip ■ Trimming unwanted material from the beginning or end of free hard drive space depending on your hard drive. Under Movie Tasks: ■ Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your hard drive. ■ Click Save to CD to save it to your video camera so...screen, Windows Movie Maker rewinds the video tape in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. www.emachines.com 4 Complete the screens in your video back to one . When you can edit it onto your television...
...into one clip ■ Trimming unwanted material from the beginning or end of free hard drive space depending on your hard drive. Under Movie Tasks: ■ Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your hard drive. ■ Click Save to CD to save it to your video camera so...screen, Windows Movie Maker rewinds the video tape in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. www.emachines.com 4 Complete the screens in your video back to one . When you can edit it onto your television...
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... box opens. If you are using two drives, Power2Go copies the tracks from your hard drive to the writable CD or DVD. 8 When a message tells you want to copy into your CD or DVD drive. 4 Click the arrow to open the From list, then click the drive that the recording is complete, click OK...from the source disc to the blank, recordable disc. 7 If you are using one drive, a message prompts you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the tracks or files to insert a CD or DVD. CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com 2 Click Copy disc in the left-hand column, then click OK. The Copy...
... box opens. If you are using two drives, Power2Go copies the tracks from your hard drive to the writable CD or DVD. 8 When a message tells you want to copy into your CD or DVD drive. 4 Click the arrow to open the From list, then click the drive that the recording is complete, click OK...from the source disc to the blank, recordable disc. 7 If you are using one drive, a message prompts you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the tracks or files to insert a CD or DVD. CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com 2 Click Copy disc in the left-hand column, then click OK. The Copy...
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www.emachines.com Changing Power-Saving Settings Changing Power-Saving Settings Changing the power scheme Power schemes (groups of the defined power schemes or create a custom power scheme. The Power Options Properties dialog box opens. To change power saving options, such as when the monitor or hard drive ...button for the scheme. 4 Click OK. 115 The Control Panel window opens. OR - To save your Control Panel is automatically turned off hard disks timer, then click the time you want . - Help and Support For more information about changing the power scheme, click Start, then ...
www.emachines.com Changing Power-Saving Settings Changing Power-Saving Settings Changing the power scheme Power schemes (groups of the defined power schemes or create a custom power scheme. The Power Options Properties dialog box opens. To change power saving options, such as when the monitor or hard drive ...button for the scheme. 4 Click OK. 115 The Control Panel window opens. OR - To save your Control Panel is automatically turned off hard disks timer, then click the time you want . - Help and Support For more information about changing the power scheme, click Start, then ...
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... turns your computer, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open a Power buttons list, then click the power setting mode you want to the power button. CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Computer www.emachines.com Changing advanced power settings Advanced power settings let you assign...
... turns your computer, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open a Power buttons list, then click the power setting mode you want to the power button. CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Computer www.emachines.com Changing advanced power settings Advanced power settings let you assign...
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... to guess. The password feature is preventing your computer. Kensington lock slot Data security The first step in your computer. Use a startup and hard drive password to eMachines so we can remember. These passwords are set in computer security is very secure, and you cannot bypass it . You can access files in...step in the My Documents folder. 120 For the location of the Kensington lock slot, see your data safe and secure. About startup and hard drive passwords Tips & Tricks Make sure that would be able to replace your computer with a call to each account.
... to guess. The password feature is preventing your computer. Kensington lock slot Data security The first step in your computer. Use a startup and hard drive password to eMachines so we can remember. These passwords are set in computer security is very secure, and you cannot bypass it . You can access files in...step in the My Documents folder. 120 For the location of the Kensington lock slot, see your data safe and secure. About startup and hard drive passwords Tips & Tricks Make sure that would be able to replace your computer with a call to each account.
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... page 135 describes how to completely restore your system from the hard drive" on page 137 tells how to a network" on page 132 ■ "Creating discs from recovery files on a network" on page 175 or at eMachines.com. Problem-solving may need to reinstall everything, including the... files Your computer's hard drive contains everything you recover your device drivers and software that came pre-installed on your network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 130 tells you how to recover your system). eMachines provides everything you need...
... page 135 describes how to completely restore your system from the hard drive" on page 137 tells how to a network" on page 132 ■ "Creating discs from recovery files on a network" on page 175 or at eMachines.com. Problem-solving may need to reinstall everything, including the... files Your computer's hard drive contains everything you recover your device drivers and software that came pre-installed on your network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 130 tells you how to recover your system). eMachines provides everything you need...
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...CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of the recovery files. For more help . As you can restore specific drivers and programs from the computer's hard drive. ■ To selectively restore device drivers or programs, see...a set of recovery discs to complete the burning of recovery discs, roll back your system from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for each recovery file until each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a set of the...
...CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of the recovery files. For more help . As you can restore specific drivers and programs from the computer's hard drive. ■ To selectively restore device drivers or programs, see...a set of recovery discs to complete the burning of recovery discs, roll back your system from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for each recovery file until each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a set of the...
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...emachines.com Recovering your system 4 Click a bold date on the calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on page 137 for instructions. See "Recovering your system from the hard drive" on the screen). 5 Click Next. Recovering your system from the disc drives..., disconnect all Internet connections before recovering your system from the hard drive: 1 Remove all CDs and DVDs from the hard drive Caution Because of virus and spyware...
...emachines.com Recovering your system 4 Click a bold date on the calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on page 137 for instructions. See "Recovering your system from the hard drive" on the screen). 5 Click Next. Recovering your system from the disc drives..., disconnect all Internet connections before recovering your system from the hard drive: 1 Remove all CDs and DVDs from the hard drive Caution Because of virus and spyware...
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...Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted. This option saves your existing data files, but all USB peripheral devices. Turn on your hard drive except the restore files. Format and Recover dialog box opens. 6 Click Yes. OR - This process deletes your data files. ■ Full..., then the System Recovery program starts. - CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 2 If you restore your system, it will appear with Backup) (recommended) moves the contents of the hard drive to the C:\My Backup folder and installs a new copy of...
...Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when prompted. This option saves your existing data files, but all USB peripheral devices. Turn on your hard drive except the restore files. Format and Recover dialog box opens. 6 Click Yes. OR - This process deletes your data files. ■ Full..., then the System Recovery program starts. - CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 2 If you restore your system, it will appear with Backup) (recommended) moves the contents of the hard drive to the C:\My Backup folder and installs a new copy of...