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... the index. Help and Support opens. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. www.eMachines.com 3 Help and Support Your computer includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your computer. You can find help information..., troubleshooters, and automated support. eMachines Web site eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, and information about Windows and to answer questions ...
... the index. Help and Support opens. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. www.eMachines.com 3 Help and Support Your computer includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your computer. You can find help information..., troubleshooters, and automated support. eMachines Web site eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, and information about Windows and to answer questions ...
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..." on page 72. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your computer. ■ Some music CDs have installed the required software. www.eMachines.com 57 Occasionally discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on page 44. ■ Make sure that the...recognize a disc or the CD or DVD drive ■ Make sure that came with your add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. For more information, see the documentation that the disc label is configured correctly by the CD or DVD drive. ■ Your computer may not be...
..." on page 72. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your computer. ■ Some music CDs have installed the required software. www.eMachines.com 57 Occasionally discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on page 44. ■ Make sure that the...recognize a disc or the CD or DVD drive ■ Make sure that came with your add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. For more information, see the documentation that the disc label is configured correctly by the CD or DVD drive. ■ Your computer may not be...
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... then try again. ■ Some music CDs have a DVD drive. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. The regional code for the disc is on your drive type, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the device... code on your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code for the United States and Canada is 4. You may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Audio CD does not produce sound ■ Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. ■ Try a different...
... then try again. ■ Some music CDs have a DVD drive. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. The regional code for the disc is on your drive type, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the device... code on your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code for the United States and Canada is 4. You may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Audio CD does not produce sound ■ Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. ■ Try a different...
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...; Try a keyboard that you know works to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Clean the keyboard and turn off your ISP for technical support. www.eMachines.com 63 A keyboard character keeps repeating or you spilled liquid in the keyboard, turn it upside down to replace...
...; Try a keyboard that you know works to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Clean the keyboard and turn off your ISP for technical support. www.eMachines.com 63 A keyboard character keeps repeating or you spilled liquid in the keyboard, turn it upside down to replace...
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... light to pass through the screen for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor is dim or difficult to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com Your monitor may use a thin damper wire, located approximately 1/3 of the way down...
... light to pass through the screen for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor is dim or difficult to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com Your monitor may use a thin damper wire, located approximately 1/3 of the way down...
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...Use Printer Offline to work offline: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Troubleshooting ■ Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer driver. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to use. You see a "Printer queue is...offline. Type the keyword printer troubleshooter in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. www.eMachines.com 71 If your Control Panel is in the Search box , then click the arrow. If your Control Panel is not set a default...
...Use Printer Offline to work offline: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Troubleshooting ■ Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer driver. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to use. You see a "Printer queue is...offline. Type the keyword printer troubleshooter in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. www.eMachines.com 71 If your Control Panel is in the Search box , then click the arrow. If your Control Panel is not set a default...
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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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... addition to high-quality, brand-name components, at affordable prices. to provide best-of services and support. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new computer. If you ever have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service...
... addition to high-quality, brand-name components, at affordable prices. to provide best-of services and support. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new computer. If you ever have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service...
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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 your Control Panel is in ... Manager window opens. 3 Click the plus (+) in front of Ethernet you are using your current setup. Use the documentation that your ISP for any required drivers. Important Broadband Internet settings will differ from ISP to find out how soon after the installation the line will be activated. The Control Panel window...
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 your Control Panel is in ... Manager window opens. 3 Click the plus (+) in front of Ethernet you are using your current setup. Use the documentation that your ISP for any required drivers. Important Broadband Internet settings will differ from ISP to find out how soon after the installation the line will be activated. The Control Panel window...
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...network computers ■ Print documents on your network. If you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 The folder properties dialog box opens. Follow the instructions included with your printer ...My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to the network. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to share, then click Sharing and Security. If you share a folder, only the contents of that you want to ...
...network computers ■ Print documents on your network. If you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 The folder properties dialog box opens. Follow the instructions included with your printer ...My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to the network. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to share, then click Sharing and Security. If you share a folder, only the contents of that you want to ...
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...the network To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to copy the file to open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files ...open the 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 contains the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then click Print. 3 Click the arrow button ...
...the network To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to copy the file to open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files ...open the 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 contains the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then click Print. 3 Click the arrow button ...
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...two video connections), you can connect an additional monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on your computer. You may not ...represent the actual screens on your computer. 4 Plug the projector or monitor power cord into the secondary VGA port on your computer. 3 Turn on your computer. www.emachines.com Using a second...
...two video connections), you can connect an additional monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on your computer. You may not ...represent the actual screens on your computer. 4 Plug the projector or monitor power cord into the secondary VGA port on your computer. 3 Turn on your computer. www.emachines.com Using a second...
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... the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. 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. These updates include...
... the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. 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. These updates include...
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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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...called recovering or restoring your system to record ("burn") the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. If you are still experiencing problems, you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on a CD or DVD, ...and a backup copy of your factory-installed drivers and applications is only one of your hard drive. You can immediately ...
...called recovering or restoring your system to record ("burn") the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. If you are still experiencing problems, you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on a CD or DVD, ...and a backup copy of your factory-installed drivers and applications is only one of your hard drive. You can immediately ...
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...they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. Before you have a recordable drive, see "Copying driver and application recovery files to restore device drivers or programs. You can use . 131 www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to a drive). 3 Click ...make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. To record a set . 5 Click the type of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that you continue, make sure that your computer has, you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or...
...they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. Before you have a recordable drive, see "Copying driver and application recovery files to restore device drivers or programs. You can use . 131 www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to a drive). 3 Click ...make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. To record a set . 5 Click the type of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that you continue, make sure that your computer has, you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or...
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CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you have the appropriate number and type of driver and application recovery discs from a different computer that has a recordable drive. The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery ... As you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." To copy driver and application recovery files to the blank disc(s). A message asks you if you remove each disc from the drive, then click OK...
CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you have the appropriate number and type of driver and application recovery discs from a different computer that has a recordable drive. The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery ... As you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." To copy driver and application recovery files to the blank disc(s). A message asks you if you remove each disc from the drive, then click OK...
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...You need one blank disc for . Tips & Tricks Store your computer has a recordable drive. For example, store the files for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that indicates which computer the files are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. If the ISO filenames start with DVD...blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of any networked computer. Creating discs from recovery files on page 133. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you specified. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them...
...You need one blank disc for . Tips & Tricks Store your computer has a recordable drive. For example, store the files for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that indicates which computer the files are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. If the ISO filenames start with DVD...blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of any networked computer. Creating discs from recovery files on page 133. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you specified. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them...
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... 3 of x, and so on. 5 Double-click the file for each recovery file until each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of blank disc for a DVD, make sure you use the marker to... a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your computer. For ...
... 3 of x, and so on. 5 Double-click the file for each recovery file until each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of blank disc for a DVD, make sure you use the marker to... a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your computer. For ...