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RESTORE WINDOWS XP," the following message will appear in the screen. THIS PROCESS WILL RE-INSTALL WINDOWS XP ON YOUR PC !!Warning!! ALL DATA OF HARD DRIVE (C:) WILL BE LOST! ** ARE YOU SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED? ** IF YES, PRESS Y. To continue the procedures, press any key ...to continue... 6. ALL CONTENTS OF HARD DRIVE (C:) WILL BE LOST! ** BACK UP YOUR FILES BEFORE PROCEEDING AND RESTART ** Press any key. If you select "1. The following message will appear. CONFIRMATION...
RESTORE WINDOWS XP," the following message will appear in the screen. THIS PROCESS WILL RE-INSTALL WINDOWS XP ON YOUR PC !!Warning!! ALL DATA OF HARD DRIVE (C:) WILL BE LOST! ** ARE YOU SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED? ** IF YES, PRESS Y. To continue the procedures, press any key ...to continue... 6. ALL CONTENTS OF HARD DRIVE (C:) WILL BE LOST! ** BACK UP YOUR FILES BEFORE PROCEEDING AND RESTART ** Press any key. If you select "1. The following message will appear. CONFIRMATION...
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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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... (optional) Microphone jack Headphone jack Model: S/No: Component Optical drive USB ports (optional) Hard drive access indicator eMachines help resources and Customer Care information Model and serial number Icon Description Use this port. To identify your drive type and for more information, see "Identifying drive types" on drive type). Plug a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device (such as...
... (optional) Microphone jack Headphone jack Model: S/No: Component Optical drive USB ports (optional) Hard drive access indicator eMachines help resources and Customer Care information Model and serial number Icon Description Use this port. To identify your drive type and for more information, see "Identifying drive types" on drive type). Plug a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device (such as...
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... then click My Computer on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. 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 copy, move, and... the close button closes the active window or program. Working with files and folders Window item Help and Support For more than one drive. Hard drives Diskette drive Disc drive 29 Type the keyword window in the Search box, then click the arrow. You may also have additional...
... then click My Computer on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. 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 copy, move, and... the close button closes the active window or program. Working with files and folders Window item Help and Support For more than one drive. Hard drives Diskette drive Disc drive 29 Type the keyword window in the Search box, then click the arrow. You may also have additional...
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... Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is stored in files. Files are much like the folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. In fact, all information on your diskette drive. If you do not see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 If you keep ... you do not see the files and folders on page 39. 30 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. If you want to ...
... Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is stored in files. Files are much like the folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. In fact, all information on your diskette drive. If you do not see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 If you keep ... you do not see the files and folders on page 39. 30 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. If you want to ...
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... where they are stored on your hard drive, you typed. 33 Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. Using the Windows Search utility To find files and folders using this utility can also combine search criteria to refine searches. www.emachines.com Searching for files Searching for...
... where they are stored on your hard drive, you typed. 33 Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. Using the Windows Search utility To find files and folders using this utility can also combine search criteria to refine searches. www.emachines.com Searching for files Searching for...
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... properties dialog box opens. If you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. 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... installed. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to everyone on your printer to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers ...
... properties dialog box opens. If you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. 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... installed. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to everyone on your printer to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers ...
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...Media Audio. The Windows Media Player opens. 3 Click Tools, Options, then click the Rip Music tab. 4 Click the arrow to your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players, click Start, then click Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player opens. - ..., click Windows Media Player. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your computer's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to open...
...Media Audio. The Windows Media Player opens. 3 Click Tools, Options, then click the Rip Music tab. 4 Click the arrow to your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players, click Start, then click Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player opens. - ..., click Windows Media Player. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your computer's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to open...
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... build a music library. Windows Media Player records the tracks to each track as WMA files. www.emachines.com Creating audio files and music libraries 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that you download are having trouble listening to, or working with, a downloaded file, try downloading the... music library by sorting, and add information to a music file. A progress bar appears next to your music library. 89 Use Windows Media Player to your hard drive as it is recorded.
... build a music library. Windows Media Player records the tracks to each track as WMA files. www.emachines.com Creating audio files and music libraries 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that you download are having trouble listening to, or working with, a downloaded file, try downloading the... music library by sorting, and add information to a music file. A progress bar appears next to your music library. 89 Use Windows Media Player to your hard drive as it is recorded.
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... more clips into one clip ■ Trimming unwanted material from the beginning or end of the following places. Some of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. www.emachines.com 4 Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one of your clip ■ Inserting video...
... more clips into one clip ■ Trimming unwanted material from the beginning or end of the following places. Some of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. www.emachines.com 4 Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one of your clip ■ Inserting video...
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... the From list, then click the drive that the recording is complete, click OK. CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com 2 Click Copy disc in the left-hand column, then click OK. 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 are using one drive, a message prompts you want...
... the From list, then click the drive that the recording is complete, click OK. CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com 2 Click Copy disc in the left-hand column, then click OK. 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 are using one drive, a message prompts you want...
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...Click an arrow button for the scheme. 4 Click OK. 115 To save your Control Panel is automatically turned off hard disks timer, then click the time you want . www.emachines.com Changing Power-Saving Settings Changing Power-Saving Settings Changing the power scheme Power schemes (groups of the defined power ... standby, Turn off monitor, or Turn off . The Control Panel window opens. To change power saving options, such as when the monitor or hard drive is in the Search box, then click the arrow. 3 Click the arrow button to open the Power Schemes list, then click the power scheme...
...Click an arrow button for the scheme. 4 Click OK. 115 To save your Control Panel is automatically turned off hard disks timer, then click the time you want . www.emachines.com Changing Power-Saving Settings Changing Power-Saving Settings Changing the power scheme Power schemes (groups of the defined power ... standby, Turn off monitor, or Turn off . The Control Panel window opens. To change power saving options, such as when the monitor or hard drive is in the Search box, then click the arrow. 3 Click the arrow button to open the Power Schemes list, then click the power scheme...
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... Your Computer www.emachines.com Changing advanced power settings Advanced power settings let you want to use. 5 Click OK. If your computer completely off. Activating and using Hibernate mode Hibernate (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your...Click the arrow button to the power button. The next time you turn on 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 assign different power ...
... Your Computer www.emachines.com Changing advanced power settings Advanced power settings let you want to use. 5 Click OK. If your computer completely off. Activating and using Hibernate mode Hibernate (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your...Click the arrow button to the power button. The next time you turn on 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 assign different power ...
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...emachines.com Hardware security Although you may be hard for someone else to each account so only the account owner can access files in the My Documents folder. 120 Kensington lock slot Data security The first step in computer security is preventing your computer from using your files. Use a startup and hard drive...to a solid object like a desk or table. You can remember. The second step in your hardware reference. About startup and hard drive passwords Tips & Tricks Make sure that would be able to replace your computer with a call to your insurance agent, you set...
...emachines.com Hardware security Although you may be hard for someone else to each account so only the account owner can access files in the My Documents folder. 120 Kensington lock slot Data security The first step in computer security is preventing your computer from using your files. Use a startup and hard drive...to a solid object like a desk or table. You can remember. The second step in your hardware reference. About startup and hard drive passwords Tips & Tricks Make sure that would be able to replace your computer with a call to your insurance agent, you set...
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... as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on page 133 130 Copying driver and application recovery files Your computer's hard drive contains everything you need to recover your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can also restore device drivers or ... in order to recover your system you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your computer. eMachines provides everything you need to completely restore your system under most conditions. Using a recovery disc that came pre-installed on your new...
... as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on page 133 130 Copying driver and application recovery files Your computer's hard drive contains everything you need to recover your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can also restore device drivers or ... in order to recover your system you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your computer. eMachines provides everything you need to completely restore your system under most conditions. Using a recovery disc that came pre-installed on your new...
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... burning software to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." For example, if the recovery (ISO) file was created for the recovery (ISO) file. Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions of your hard drive has failed and you cannot restore the... 134 Important Use a permanent marker to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your system from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the first disc. For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a set of recovery discs, roll back...
... burning software to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." For example, if the recovery (ISO) file was created for the recovery (ISO) file. Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions of your hard drive has failed and you cannot restore the... 134 Important Use a permanent marker to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your system from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the first disc. For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a set of recovery discs, roll back...
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...not solve your system, you should disconnect all Internet connections before recovering your system. See "Recovering your system from the hard drive" on the Internet, you can reinstall antivirus and firewall software, then re-enable the Internet connection to update antivirus definitions ...then disconnect your Internet cable. 137 To recover your system from the hard drive: 1 Remove all CDs and DVDs from the hard drive Caution Because of virus and spyware activity on page 137 for instructions. www.emachines.com Recovering your system 4 Click a bold date on the calendar ...
...not solve your system, you should disconnect all Internet connections before recovering your system. See "Recovering your system from the hard drive" on the Internet, you can reinstall antivirus and firewall software, then re-enable the Internet connection to update antivirus definitions ...then disconnect your Internet cable. 137 To recover your system from the hard drive: 1 Remove all CDs and DVDs from the hard drive Caution Because of virus and spyware activity on page 137 for instructions. www.emachines.com Recovering your system 4 Click a bold date on the calendar ...
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..., but all USB peripheral devices. When file recovery has finished, the System Restore dialog box opens. 7 Click Restart. Turn on your hard drive except the restore files. You still need at least 4 GB of Windows XP. You need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to...6 Click Yes. CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 2 If you back up to your hard drive. You are restored to date. 138 ■ Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and restores the system software as it shipped from the factory. Make sure ...
..., but all USB peripheral devices. When file recovery has finished, the System Restore dialog box opens. 7 Click Restart. Turn on your hard drive except the restore files. You still need at least 4 GB of Windows XP. You need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to...6 Click Yes. CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 2 If you back up to your hard drive. You are restored to date. 138 ■ Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and restores the system software as it shipped from the factory. Make sure ...