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Memory card types 31 Inserting a memory card 32 Using the CD or DVD drive 33 Identifying drive types 33 Inserting a CD or DVD 34 Playing a CD 35 Playing a DVD 35 Creating CDs or DVDs 35 5 Maintaining Your Computer 37 Caring for your ... the system battery 52 6 Troubleshooting 55 Safety guidelines 56 First steps 56 Troubleshooting 57 Add-in cards 57 Audio 57 Battery 57 CD or DVD drives 57 Computer 59 Diskette drive 59 DVD drives 60 File management 60 Hard drive 61 Internet 62 Keyboard 63 Memory 64 ii www.eMachines.com
Memory card types 31 Inserting a memory card 32 Using the CD or DVD drive 33 Identifying drive types 33 Inserting a CD or DVD 34 Playing a CD 35 Playing a DVD 35 Creating CDs or DVDs 35 5 Maintaining Your Computer 37 Caring for your ... the system battery 52 6 Troubleshooting 55 Safety guidelines 56 First steps 56 Troubleshooting 57 Add-in cards 57 Audio 57 Battery 57 CD or DVD drives 57 Computer 59 Diskette drive 59 DVD drives 60 File management 60 Hard drive 61 Internet 62 Keyboard 63 Memory 64 ii www.eMachines.com
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Chapter 2: Checking Out Your eMachines Computer Desktop PC Front Your computer includes the following components. DVD/CD drive DVD/CD drive (optional) Diskette drive (optional) USB port (optional) Hard drive access indicator Memory card reader (optional) Power button/ Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) USB ports (optional) Microphone jack Headphone jack Model: S/No: eMachines help resources and Customer Care information Model and serial number 8 www.eMachines.com Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below.
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your eMachines Computer Desktop PC Front Your computer includes the following components. DVD/CD drive DVD/CD drive (optional) Diskette drive (optional) USB port (optional) Hard drive access indicator Memory card reader (optional) Power button/ Power indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) USB ports (optional) Microphone jack Headphone jack Model: S/No: eMachines help resources and Customer Care information Model and serial number 8 www.eMachines.com Important Your computer hardware options and port locations may vary from the illustration below.
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... . You can also configure the power button to access eMachines' Web site and eMachines Customer Care. The button lights when the computer is turned on when the hard drive is accessed. www.eMachines.com 9 Desktop PC Front Component DVD/CD drive Diskette drive (optional) USB ports (optional) Hard drive access indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Memory card reader (optional...
... . You can also configure the power button to access eMachines' Web site and eMachines Customer Care. The button lights when the computer is turned on when the hard drive is accessed. www.eMachines.com 9 Desktop PC Front Component DVD/CD drive Diskette drive (optional) USB ports (optional) Hard drive access indicator IEEE 1394 ports (optional) Memory card reader (optional...
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... computer. Creating CDs or DVDs You can play DVDs with the DVD program or Windows Media Player on a single disc. Using the CD or DVD drive Playing a CD Use the music program or Windows Media Player on your computer to: ■ Play music CDs ■ Create MP3 music files from a music... Internet Radio Playing a DVD A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to copy tracks from your music CDs ■ Edit music track information ■ Use your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs, create video DVDs, and more. You can use the CD or DVD burning program on...
... computer. Creating CDs or DVDs You can play DVDs with the DVD program or Windows Media Player on a single disc. Using the CD or DVD drive Playing a CD Use the music program or Windows Media Player on your computer to: ■ Play music CDs ■ Create MP3 music files from a music... Internet Radio Playing a DVD A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to copy tracks from your music CDs ■ Edit music track information ■ Use your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs, create video DVDs, and more. You can use the CD or DVD burning program on...
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... to the site regularly, so you with a tailored selection of updates that apply only to the software and hardware on both diskettes and hard drives. ■ Avoid subjecting your computer to extreme temperature changes. ■ Keep all liquids away from magnetic fields. Type the keyword Windows... Update: 1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Update. 3 Click Scan for Available Updates. www.eMachines.com New content is the online extension of Windows that helps you put it running smoothly. Windows Update scans your computer and provides you can...
... to the site regularly, so you with a tailored selection of updates that apply only to the software and hardware on both diskettes and hard drives. ■ Avoid subjecting your computer to extreme temperature changes. ■ Keep all liquids away from magnetic fields. Type the keyword Windows... Update: 1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Update. 3 Click Scan for Available Updates. www.eMachines.com New content is the online extension of Windows that helps you put it running smoothly. Windows Update scans your computer and provides you can...
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...system All programs that were preinstalled on the hard drive. The instructions for using a product made especially for the purpose. Restoring your computer to the edge, not around in the instruction booklet that were included with your restore discs. 44 www.eMachines.com If you created with the recovery media... program, on the hard drive, or on restore discs that came with your computer.
...system All programs that were preinstalled on the hard drive. The instructions for using a product made especially for the purpose. Restoring your computer to the edge, not around in the instruction booklet that were included with your restore discs. 44 www.eMachines.com If you created with the recovery media... program, on the hard drive, or on restore discs that came with your computer.
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... you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you performed and make sure that all connections are secure. ■ Make sure that your hard drive is not full. ■ If an error message appears on the screen, write down the exact message. Warning To avoid bodily injury, do not attempt... are connected. ■ Make sure that you followed each instruction. ■ If an error occurs in the Search box , then click the arrow. 56 www.eMachines.com
... you added or removed peripheral devices, review the installation procedures you performed and make sure that all connections are secure. ■ Make sure that your hard drive is not full. ■ If an error message appears on the screen, write down the exact message. Warning To avoid bodily injury, do not attempt... are connected. ■ Make sure that you followed each instruction. ■ If an error occurs in the Search box , then click the arrow. 56 www.eMachines.com
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...error" error message ■ Eject the diskette from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. ■ Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking Empty Recycle Bin. www.eMachines.com 61 Hard drive Troubleshooting You see an "Insufficient disk space" error message ...■ Delete unnecessary files from the diskette drive, then press ENTER. The hard drive cannot be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. Type the keyword file ...
...error" error message ■ Eject the diskette from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. ■ Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking Empty Recycle Bin. www.eMachines.com 61 Hard drive Troubleshooting You see an "Insufficient disk space" error message ...■ Delete unnecessary files from the diskette drive, then press ENTER. The hard drive cannot be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. Type the keyword file ...
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...finding Help and Support topics 4 Firewire port 9, 12, 28 folders opening 25 front bezel removing 49 replacing 49 function keys 23 H hard drive indicator 9 troubleshooting 61 headphone jack 9, 11 help online 5 using 3 Help and Support 3 searching 4 starting 3 Hibernate mode 9 ...I i.Link port 9, 12, 28 IEEE 1394 port 9, 12, 28 indicators Caps Lock 23 hard drive 9 Num Lock 23 numeric keypad 23 power 9 Scroll Lock 23 installing battery 52 devices 28 digital camera 28 digital video camera... Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 13 model number 13 www.eMachines.com 85
...finding Help and Support topics 4 Firewire port 9, 12, 28 folders opening 25 front bezel removing 49 replacing 49 function keys 23 H hard drive indicator 9 troubleshooting 61 headphone jack 9, 11 help online 5 using 3 Help and Support 3 searching 4 starting 3 Hibernate mode 9 ...I i.Link port 9, 12, 28 IEEE 1394 port 9, 12, 28 indicators Caps Lock 23 hard drive 9 Num Lock 23 numeric keypad 23 power 9 Scroll Lock 23 installing battery 52 devices 28 digital camera 28 digital video camera... Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 13 model number 13 www.eMachines.com 85
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... telephone support 73 troubleshooting add-in cards 57 cards 57 CD drive 57 cleaning CD 44 cleaning DVD 44 computer startup 59 diskette drive 59 display 60 DVD drive 57, 60 DVD/CD drive 57, 60 faxes 66 files 60 general guidelines 56 hard drive 61 Internet connection 62, 66 keyboard 63 LCD panel 60, 68... protecting against 39 removing with Norton AntiVirus 39 voltage switch 11 volume adjusting 21 adjusting modem 67 controls 21 muting 21 troubleshooting 72 W Web site eMachines 3 Windows Product Key Code 13 Windows key 23 Windows Media Player 35 Windows Update 38 working safely 16 Z Zip...
... telephone support 73 troubleshooting add-in cards 57 cards 57 CD drive 57 cleaning CD 44 cleaning DVD 44 computer startup 59 diskette drive 59 display 60 DVD drive 57, 60 DVD/CD drive 57, 60 faxes 66 files 60 general guidelines 56 hard drive 61 Internet connection 62, 66 keyboard 63 LCD panel 60, 68... protecting against 39 removing with Norton AntiVirus 39 voltage switch 11 volume adjusting 21 adjusting modem 67 controls 21 muting 21 troubleshooting 72 W Web site eMachines 3 Windows Product Key Code 13 Windows key 23 Windows Media Player 35 Windows Update 38 working safely 16 Z Zip...
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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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... ports (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 page 73. CHAPTER 2: Getting to audio CDs, install...
... ports (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 page 73. CHAPTER 2: Getting to audio CDs, install...
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...information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) for the diskette drive. Hard drives Diskette drive Disc drive 29 Type the keyword window in folders and copy, move, and delete the information... and folders Window item Help and Support For more than one drive. Viewing drives Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. To view the drives on the Start menu. www.emachines.com Working with files and folders You can store these files ...
...information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) for the diskette drive. Hard drives Diskette drive Disc drive 29 Type the keyword window in folders and copy, move, and delete the information... and folders Window item Help and Support For more than one drive. Viewing drives Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. To view the drives on the Start menu. www.emachines.com Working with files and folders You can store these files ...
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... fact, all information on your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is stored in files. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your computer. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. CHAPTER 4: Using Windows XP www.emachines.com To see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 If you want to create...
... fact, all information on your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is stored in files. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your computer. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. CHAPTER 4: Using Windows XP www.emachines.com To see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 If you want to create...
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... the left pane of the window. ■ If you typed. 33 Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. www.emachines.com Searching for files Searching for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that name. ■ If you type part of the... and folders of that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are looking for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to search by: ■ Name or part of the file and folder names containing the letters you type all...
... the left pane of the window. ■ If you typed. 33 Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. www.emachines.com Searching for files Searching for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that name. ■ If you type part of the... and folders of that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are looking for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to search by: ■ Name or part of the file and folder names containing the letters you type all...
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... a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. 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 network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer...
... a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. 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 network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer...
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...and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your computer's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Windows Media Player opens. - You ...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 Windows Media Player. If a dialog box...Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from these CDs. OR - CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. WMA files end in the file extension WMA...
...and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your computer's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Windows Media Player opens. - You ...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 Windows Media Player. If a dialog box...Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from these CDs. OR - CHAPTER 8: Using Drives and Ports www.emachines.com Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. WMA files end in the file extension WMA...
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... to each track as WMA files. If you are having trouble listening to build a music library. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as it is recorded. Building a music library Caution During the download process, WMA and MP3 files may become corrupt. You can add music tracks... box for any track you do not want to record. 7 Click Rip Music. 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 automatically added to your music library. 89 Use Windows Media Player to...
... to each track as WMA files. If you are having trouble listening to build a music library. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as it is recorded. Building a music library Caution During the download process, WMA and MP3 files may become corrupt. You can add music tracks... box for any track you do not want to record. 7 Click Rip Music. 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 automatically added to your music library. 89 Use Windows Media Player to...