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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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...for your network, you need for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic IP address assignment to install Ethernet cards and drivers on your computer Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you should contact your ISP for... setting up your network, you do not have for any required drivers. If the connection is already installed on the computers that your broadband connection is working , contact your Internet service provider. Before...
...for your network, you need for additional network hardware • DHCP server/dynamic IP address assignment to install Ethernet cards and drivers on your computer Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you should contact your ISP for... setting up your network, you do not have for any required drivers. If the connection is already installed on the computers that your broadband connection is working , contact your Internet service provider. Before...
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...8226; Use a print server. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. Follow the instructions included with your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each ...a USB or parallel port. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to your networked computer, then share the printer. To add a printer to...
...8226; Use a print server. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. Follow the instructions included with your Internet connection, drives, and printers. After the drives and printers on each ...a USB or parallel port. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to your networked computer, then share the printer. To add a printer to...
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... Click Print. 24 To print files across the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy. 4 Right-click the file, then click Copy. 5 Right-click the folder where you are sending...'s Web site. The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to , then click Paste. 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 copy the file to...
... Click Print. 24 To print files across the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy. 4 Right-click the file, then click Copy. 5 Right-click the folder where you are sending...'s Web site. The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to , then click Paste. 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 copy the file to...
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... to help determine if a memory module is failing. 33 Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that a key...
... to help determine if a memory module is failing. 33 Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that a key...
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... video port on the display is not uniform • Make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. For more information about...
... video port on the display is not uniform • Make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings. For more information about...
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... speaker cables are connected correctly and securely. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. • Make sure that the volume controls are flawed or become... restart your computer. 40 A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. Occasionally discs are turned up , then try again. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. • Make sure that you have copy protection...
... speaker cables are connected correctly and securely. • Shut down and restart your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the device driver. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. • Make sure that the volume controls are flawed or become... restart your computer. 40 A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. • Clean the disc. • Reinstall the audio device drivers. Occasionally discs are turned up , then try again. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. • Make sure that you have copy protection...
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... a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. See the guide that the printer is online. The printer is not set to work offline. • Wait until files have an online/offline button... button that you may need to press so the printer can start printing. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Press the button to the printer. See the printer documentation for instructions for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you want to add...
... a "Printer is out of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure that the printer is on but will not turn on installing the printer driver. See the guide that the printer is online. The printer is not set to work offline. • Wait until files have an online/offline button... button that you may need to press so the printer can start printing. Make sure that it in the printer setup. • Reinstall the printer driver. Press the button to the printer. See the printer documentation for instructions for bent or broken pins. • If the printer you want to add...
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...most computer problems by following the information in the technical support pages at the factory, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to its factory condition. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs... recovery discs" on page 47. 4 Reset your system to recover your system). eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Problem solving may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything...
...most computer problems by following the information in the technical support pages at the factory, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to its factory condition. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs... recovery discs" on page 47. 4 Reset your system to recover your system). eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Problem solving may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when everything...
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... click eMachines Recovery Management. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 45 OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Important We recommend that are ... its progress on each type of recovery disc as soon as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of recovery discs beforehand. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc.
... click eMachines Recovery Management. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 45 OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Important We recommend that are ... its progress on each type of recovery disc as soon as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of recovery discs beforehand. eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc.
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... did not come pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. Repeat this step for the item you want to reinstall. 46 To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step...
... did not come pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. Repeat this step for the item you want to reinstall. 46 To recover your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step...
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... OS, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and 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 the operating system will erase all... software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you have created. Caution Continuing the process ...
... OS, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and 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 the operating system will erase all... software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you have created. Caution Continuing the process ...
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... menu. Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. 5 Click OK. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to restart your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F12 to... your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first...
... menu. Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer. 5 Click OK. This process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to restart your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F12 to... your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows OS and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts for first...