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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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... firewall, to protect your network from unwanted intruders • 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on your computer Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have Ethernet already installed. If...the necessary arrangements with your Internet service provider. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you are using your current setup. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this...
... firewall, to protect your network from unwanted intruders • 4-port switch to eliminate the need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on your computer Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have Ethernet already installed. If...the necessary arrangements with your Internet service provider. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of Ethernet you are using your current setup. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer's jack and the router or the cable or DSL modem at this...
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... a printer that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on each network computer are shared, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer...drives, and printers. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network, do one of your computers, you can share your computer. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To add a printer to the network. For more...
... a printer that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on each network computer are shared, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer...drives, and printers. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to the network, do one of your computers, you can share your computer. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To add a printer to the network. For more...
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.... Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. You can print a file across the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network... To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to open the printer...
.... Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the manufacturer's Web site. You can print a file across the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started Copying files across the network... To copy files across the network, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file to open the printer...
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... unplug the keyboard. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to loosen a key that might be stuck, then restart your computer. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Clean the keyboard by using it again. Press each key to make sure that the ...keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that came with your computer. Type memory error in the keyboard, turn it upside down to replace it. Liquid spilled in the keyboard ...
... unplug the keyboard. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to loosen a key that might be stuck, then restart your computer. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Clean the keyboard by using it again. Press each key to make sure that the ...keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. If the keyboard does not work • Make sure that came with your computer. Type memory error in the keyboard, turn it upside down to replace it. Liquid spilled in the keyboard ...
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...; Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to your computer. Type screen resolution in correctly. • Shut down and restart your monitor and video card documentation. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make ... monitor warms up for at least 30 minutes before making a final judgment about color uniformity. Help For more information about display types, see your computer. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Try a mouse you know is not uniform • Make sure that the ...
...; Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. • Reinstall the device driver. • Connect a monitor that you know works to your computer. Type screen resolution in correctly. • Shut down and restart your monitor and video card documentation. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make ... monitor warms up for at least 30 minutes before making a final judgment about color uniformity. Help For more information about display types, see your computer. • Remove all extension cables and switch boxes. • Try a mouse you know is not uniform • Make sure that the ...
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... discs 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 turned up. •...have copy protection software. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. 40 You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the drive is configured correctly by ...
... discs 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 turned up. •...have copy protection software. A DVD movie will not play these CDs on your computer. 40 You may not be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting • Make sure that the drive is configured correctly by ...
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... that the printer is on but will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is online. The printer is online. See the guide that it...
... that the printer is on but will not print • Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is online. The printer is online. See the guide that it...
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...in the technical support pages at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as possible. .... If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to recover your system under most computer problems by returning your system). If only one or two items of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your system to a previous system condition. For instructions...
...in the technical support pages at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that were pre-installed at www.emachines.com. To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as possible. .... If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to recover your system under most computer problems by returning your system). If only one or two items of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your system to a previous system condition. For instructions...
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... the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you may need to list, then click Next. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you...
... the drive and mark it with a permanent marker. Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you may need to list, then click Next. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are not recoverable by other methods, you...
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...you want to install, then follow that came pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. To recover 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. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to follow the on...
...you want to install, then follow that came pre-installed on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. To recover 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. Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you may need to follow the on...
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...computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines...replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your hard drive. 47 eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. Recovering from within Windows OS"...
...computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines...replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from within Windows OS To reinstall Windows OS and all files on your hard drive. 47 eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. Recovering from within Windows OS"...
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...are recovered. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup. Recovering from the hard drive during ...start from, such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer. 5 Click OK. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 4 Click OK. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to restart your arrow keys to open the boot menu...
...are recovered. Caution Continuing the process will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup. Recovering from the hard drive during ...start from, such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer. 5 Click OK. 48 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 4 Click OK. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a eMachines Recovery Management screen shows you to restart your arrow keys to open the boot menu...