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...and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and 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 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...
...and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and 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 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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... by the CD or DVD drive. ■ Your computer may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. CD or DVD drives The computer does not recognize a disc or the CD or DVD drive ■ Make sure that the drive is facing up... become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on page 70. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 72. www.eMachines.com 57 You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your computer. ■ Make sure that came with your add-in...
... by the CD or DVD drive. ■ Your computer may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. CD or DVD drives The computer does not recognize a disc or the CD or DVD drive ■ Make sure that the drive is facing up... become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on page 70. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 72. www.eMachines.com 57 You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your computer. ■ Make sure that came with your add-in...
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...regional code for Mexico is 1. Your DVD drive's regional code must match. Occasionally discs are turned off. You may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your computer. ■ Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then...then try again. ■ Try a different disc. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on the disc, disc documentation, or disc packaging. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Audio CD does not...
...regional code for Mexico is 1. Your DVD drive's regional code must match. Occasionally discs are turned off. You may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on your computer. ■ Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then...then try again. ■ Try a different disc. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on the disc, disc documentation, or disc packaging. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Audio CD does not...
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... each key to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Liquid spilled in the keyboard If you spilled liquid in correctly. Keyboard The keyboard does not work after it . www.eMachines.com 63 Troubleshooting People are sending you e-mail messages, but you have not received any...
... each key to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Liquid spilled in the keyboard If you spilled liquid in correctly. Keyboard The keyboard does not work after it . www.eMachines.com 63 Troubleshooting People are sending you e-mail messages, but you have not received any...
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... a white background. The text on the back of your computer. ■ Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor is plugged in the Search box , then click the arrow. Help and Support For more light to pass...is connected to the video port on the display is dim or difficult to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Monitor The screen resolution is not correct Change the screen resolution from the lower screen edge, to stabilize the internal ...
... a white background. The text on the back of your computer. ■ Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor is plugged in the Search box , then click the arrow. Help and Support For more light to pass...is connected to the video port on the display is dim or difficult to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Monitor The screen resolution is not correct Change the screen resolution from the lower screen edge, to stabilize the internal ...
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... Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. Type the keyword printer troubleshooter in the printer setup. www.eMachines.com 71 The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is not set to work offline. If the menu shows a check mark next to... opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. Troubleshooting ■ Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer...
... Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. Type the keyword printer troubleshooter in the printer setup. www.eMachines.com 71 The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is not set to work offline. If the menu shows a check mark next to... opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. Troubleshooting ■ Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer...
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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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... basic care and safety information to help you keep your computer. We have made an excellent decision by choosing eMachines. 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 addition to high-quality, brand-name components, at...
... basic care and safety information to help you keep your computer. We have made an excellent decision by choosing eMachines. 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 addition to high-quality, brand-name components, at...
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... and Maintenance window opens. 2 Click/Double-click System. The Control Panel window opens. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you must give each computer on the network a unique Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name. Important Broadband Internet settings will... installation the line will differ from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. The Control Panel window opens. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on your computer ...
... and Maintenance window opens. 2 Click/Double-click System. The Control Panel window opens. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you must give each computer on the network a unique Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name. Important Broadband Internet settings will... installation the line will differ from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your ISP. The Control Panel window opens. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on your computer ...
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CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ... or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to install the printer drivers on your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Follow the instructions included with your printer to everyone on...The folder properties dialog box opens. If you want to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you share a folder, only the contents of that you share a drive, the entire contents...
CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ... or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to install the printer drivers on your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Follow the instructions included with your printer to everyone on...The folder properties dialog box opens. If you want to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you share a folder, only the contents of that you share a drive, the entire contents...
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... 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 shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network: 1 Start the program... printer on the computer 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, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse...
... 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 shipped with your printer or from . You can print a file across the network: 1 Start the program... printer on the computer 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, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse...
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...on page 10. You may not represent the actual screens 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 Apply. 9 Adjust properties such as Screen Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 75 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....
...on page 10. You may not represent the actual screens 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 Apply. 9 Adjust properties such as Screen Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 75 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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... Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your computer secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority 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. Windows Update If a hacker finds a way... to bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. These updates include security updates. 126
... Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your computer secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority 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. Windows Update If a hacker finds a way... to bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. These updates include security updates. 126
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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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... you create. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on your factory-installed software as soon as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on ...'s software (also called recovering or restoring your hard drive. Problem-solving may need to record ("burn") the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. eMachines provides everything you need to reinstall everything you need to reinstall specific software, such as you have recorded is saved...
... you create. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on your factory-installed software as soon as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on ...'s software (also called recovering or restoring your hard drive. Problem-solving may need to record ("burn") the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. eMachines provides everything you need to reinstall everything you need to reinstall specific software, such as you have recorded is saved...
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...emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are recording to a DVD, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive. To record a set . 5 Click the type of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that you want to use driver...CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). You can create an unlimited number of recordable drive your computer does not have blank discs ready. If your ...
...emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are recording to a DVD, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive. To record a set . 5 Click the type of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that you want to use driver...CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). You can create an unlimited number of recordable drive your computer does not have blank discs ready. If your ...
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...of x, 2 of x, 3 of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 7 Click OK. As you remove each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." You are done. Important Use a permanent marker to a drive). 132 A message asks you if you can copy... driver and application recovery files to the blank disc(s). Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, use . The program prepares the ...
...of x, 2 of x, 3 of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 7 Click OK. As you remove each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." You are done. Important Use a permanent marker to a drive). 132 A message asks you if you can copy... driver and application recovery files to the blank disc(s). Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, use . The program prepares the ...
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...are recording to . 3 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to the location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to DVDs, make sure that you see "Creating discs from recovery files stored on page 133. To create recovery ... just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," click OK. Before you will need blank CDs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you specified. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc...
...are recording to . 3 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to the location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to DVDs, make sure that you see "Creating discs from recovery files stored on page 133. To create recovery ... just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," click OK. Before you will need blank CDs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you specified. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc...
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...drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for each recovery file until each file is recorded onto a disc. For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a set of x, and so on the front or side of recovery discs to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working ... to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of recovery discs, roll back your system to recover your media burning software to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." As you remove each disc from the drive, use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 4...
...drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for each recovery file until each file is recorded onto a disc. For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a set of x, and so on the front or side of recovery discs to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working ... to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of recovery discs, roll back your system to recover your media burning software to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." As you remove each disc from the drive, use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 4...