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... then click Help and Support. Help and Support opens. www.eMachines.com 3 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 help you quickly... discover and use the many features of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. Visit the eMachines Customer Care Web site at...
... then click Help and Support. Help and Support opens. www.eMachines.com 3 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 help you quickly... discover and use the many features of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. Visit the eMachines Customer Care Web site at...
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... is configured correctly by following the instructions in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. You may be able to play these CDs on page 44. ■ Make sure that you have copy protection software. www.eMachines.com 57 For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your computer. ■...
... is configured correctly by following the instructions in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. You may be able to play these CDs on page 44. ■ Make sure that you have copy protection software. www.eMachines.com 57 For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your computer. ■...
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... flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play , the disc's regional code and your DVD drive's regional code may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com A DVD movie will not play a DVD, the disc's regional code and your computer. ■ Make sure that the mute controls are turned up. ... are turned off. The regional code for Mexico is 1. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. If the DVD movie does not play these CDs on...
... flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play , the disc's regional code and your DVD drive's regional code may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com A DVD movie will not play a DVD, the disc's regional code and your computer. ■ Make sure that the mute controls are turned up. ... are turned off. The regional code for Mexico is 1. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. If the DVD movie does not play these CDs on...
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... keys. ■ Try a keyboard that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Let the keyboard dry before using an aerosol can of air with your Internet service provider (ISP) is set up correctly. www.eMachines.com 63 A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see the poster that came with...
... keys. ■ Try a keyboard that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Let the keyboard dry before using an aerosol can of air with your Internet service provider (ISP) is set up correctly. www.eMachines.com 63 A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see the poster that came with...
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The damper wire is dim or difficult to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com The text on the display is a critical part of the overall monitor design and does not negatively affect the monitor's function. These wires ...for brighter colors and greater luminescence. For more light to your computer. ■ Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor is there a horizontal line or wire visible across the monitor screen? The computer is running but there is no...
The damper wire is dim or difficult to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com The text on the display is a critical part of the overall monitor design and does not negatively affect the monitor's function. These wires ...for brighter colors and greater luminescence. For more light to your computer. ■ Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor is there a horizontal line or wire visible across the monitor screen? The computer is running but there is no...
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... window opens. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that the printer is in the printer setup. www.eMachines.com 71 See the guide that you want to work offline. If your Control Panel is not set to be the default printer, then click... Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. Help and Support For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword printer troubleshooter in Category View...
... window opens. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that the printer is in the printer setup. www.eMachines.com 71 See the guide that you want to work offline. If your Control Panel is not set to be the default printer, then click... Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. Help and Support For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword printer troubleshooter in Category View...
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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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...and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new computer, as well as our range of us at eMachines. to high-quality, brand-name components, at www.emachines.com/support. 2 CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.emachines.com Thank you keep ...with your computer. Please read this manual carefully to come. If you ever have made an excellent decision by choosing eMachines. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and provides the most stringent quality control tests...
...and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new computer, as well as our range of us at eMachines. to high-quality, brand-name components, at www.emachines.com/support. 2 CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.emachines.com Thank you keep ...with your computer. Please read this manual carefully to come. If you ever have made an excellent decision by choosing eMachines. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and provides the most stringent quality control tests...
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... opens. 3 Click the plus (+) in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. Before you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Before you begin setting up your network, you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your Ethernet cards for... a network. The Control Panel window opens. The Control Panel window opens. Be sure to 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 the network a unique...
... opens. 3 Click the plus (+) in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. Before you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Before you begin setting up your network, you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your Ethernet cards for... a network. The Control Panel window opens. The Control Panel window opens. Be sure to 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 the network a unique...
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... your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can : ■ View a network drive ■ Open and copy files stored .... 58 Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. 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 ...
... your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you can : ■ View a network drive ■ Open and copy files stored .... 58 Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. 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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...across the network: 1 Open the file you want 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 across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you...print a file across the network: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 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 copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to the network drive that...
...across the network: 1 Open the file you want 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 across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you...print a file across the network: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 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 copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to the network drive that...
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...the location of the VGA port on your computer, see the setup poster or "Back" on . 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...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. If your computer's video card supports it (it on page 10. www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second ...
...the location of the VGA port on your computer, see the setup poster or "Back" on . 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...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. If your computer's video card supports it (it on page 10. www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second ...
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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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... how to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 130 tells you ...recover your device drivers and software that you make a backup of several ways you can use Microsoft System ...
... how to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 130 tells you ...recover your device drivers and software that you make a backup of several ways you can use Microsoft System ...
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...your computer does not have blank discs ready. A message tells you the number of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that your computer has a recordable drive. To record a set . 5 Click the type of recordable ... Before you continue, make sure that they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to use driver and application recovery discs to a network" on the type of recordable drive your computer has...
...your computer does not have blank discs ready. A message tells you the number of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that your computer has a recordable drive. To record a set . 5 Click the type of recordable ... Before you continue, make sure that they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to use driver and application recovery discs to a network" on the type of recordable drive your computer has...
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... files to a drive). 132 You are done. As you remove each disc from the drive, use . A message asks you if you to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of x, and so on. 8 If a message tells you ... application recovery files to the blank disc(s). CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future ...
... files to a drive). 132 You are done. As you remove each disc from the drive, use . A message asks you if you to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of x, and so on. 8 If a message tells you ... application recovery files to the blank disc(s). CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future ...
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...named eM T2862 Apps Recovery. 4 When you have blank discs ready. Before you specified. You need blank CDs. For example, store the files for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that indicates which computer the files are for each recovery (ISO) file. 133 To create recovery discs from the files you will...with DVD, you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you are recording to DVDs, make sure that they are CD-R and...
...named eM T2862 Apps Recovery. 4 When you have blank discs ready. Before you specified. You need blank CDs. For example, store the files for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that indicates which computer the files are for each recovery (ISO) file. 133 To create recovery discs from the files you will...with DVD, you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you are recording to DVDs, make sure that they are CD-R and...
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... x, 3 of x, and so on page 137. 134 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of blank disc for each recovery file until each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Recovering your system Important If your system to restore your system using Microsoft System...
... x, 3 of x, and so on page 137. 134 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of blank disc for each recovery file until each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Recovering your system Important If your system to restore your system using Microsoft System...