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Contents Ethernet 27 Expansion cards 29 File management 29 Hard drive 29 Internet 31 Keyboard 33 Memory 33 Memory card reader 34 Modem (cable or DSL 34 Modem (dial-up 34 Monitor 37 Mouse 38 Networks 39 Optical disc drives 39 Passwords 41 Power 41 Printer 42 Sound 43 Recovering your system 44 Creating recovery discs 45 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 46 Returning your system to its factory condition . 47 Telephone support 49 Before calling Customer Care 49 Self-help 50 Appendix A: Regulations and safety notices . 51 viii
Contents Ethernet 27 Expansion cards 29 File management 29 Hard drive 29 Internet 31 Keyboard 33 Memory 33 Memory card reader 34 Modem (cable or DSL 34 Modem (dial-up 34 Monitor 37 Mouse 38 Networks 39 Optical disc drives 39 Passwords 41 Power 41 Printer 42 Sound 43 Recovering your system 44 Creating recovery discs 45 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 46 Returning your system to its factory condition . 47 Telephone support 49 Before calling Customer Care 49 Self-help 50 Appendix A: Regulations and safety notices . 51 viii
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... printers" on page 21. • Connect your printer to your printer to your computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Important...the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. Follow the instructions included with your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to...
... printers" on page 21. • Connect your printer to your printer to your computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Important...the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. Follow the instructions included with your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to...
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... 3: Troubleshooting First steps If you have problems with your computer, try these things first: • Make sure that the power cord is connected to your hard drive is not full. • If an error message appears on . • If a peripheral device (such as a keyboard or mouse) does not work, make sure that...
... 3: Troubleshooting First steps If you have problems with your computer, try these things first: • Make sure that the power cord is connected to your hard drive is not full. • If an error message appears on . • If a peripheral device (such as a keyboard or mouse) does not work, make sure that...
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... disk space" error message • Delete unnecessary files from . The file is restored to the place where it was originally deleted from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. Type System Restore in the Search box, then press ENTER. 29 To restore deleted files: 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin... icon. 2 Right-click the file you try to restore, then click Restore. Hard drive You see the documentation that came with your computer. • Make sure that you have installed the required software. Help For more information ...
... disk space" error message • Delete unnecessary files from . The file is restored to the place where it was originally deleted from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. Type System Restore in the Search box, then press ENTER. 29 To restore deleted files: 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin... icon. 2 Right-click the file you try to restore, then click Restore. Hard drive You see the documentation that came with your computer. • Make sure that you have installed the required software. Help For more information ...
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...see a "Data error" message • This may need to reinstall the operating system. 30 The hard drive cannot be lost when you may be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. You see a "General failure reading drive C" error message • Restart your computer. • Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your ...to static electricity or physical shock, you empty the Recycle Bin. • Save your files to backup media, then delete them from the hard drive. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking Empty Recycle Bin.
...see a "Data error" message • This may need to reinstall the operating system. 30 The hard drive cannot be lost when you may be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. You see a "General failure reading drive C" error message • Restart your computer. • Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your ...to static electricity or physical shock, you empty the Recycle Bin. • Save your files to backup media, then delete them from the hard drive. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking Empty Recycle Bin.
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... is plugged into the Ethernet network jack and not the modem jack. OR - You see a "Non-system disk" or "disk error" error message • Your hard drive may have been made correctly. • Make sure that your account with your setup poster to make sure that the connections have become damaged. Help...
... is plugged into the Ethernet network jack and not the modem jack. OR - You see a "Non-system disk" or "disk error" error message • Your hard drive may have been made correctly. • Make sure that your account with your setup poster to make sure that the connections have become damaged. Help...
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eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and ...complete. 45 To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it. 4 Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. To reinstall using discs, you can...
eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and ...complete. 45 To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it. 4 Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. To reinstall using discs, you can...
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... from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • New software-If you...-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you are recovering from the factory. Repeat this step for the item you want to reinstall. 46 The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents...
... from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created. • New software-If you...-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you are recovering from the factory. Repeat this step for the item you want to reinstall. 46 The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents...
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... will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that are not recoverable by other methods, you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 48. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to...
... will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. A dialog box displays information about the hard drive that are not recoverable by other methods, you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 48. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to...
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... will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. Windows installs from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to your computer. 5 Click OK. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all files on -screen...
... will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. Windows installs from , such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your arrow keys to your computer. 5 Click OK. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all files on -screen...