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Contents Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . 102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . 103 Telephone support 104 Before calling Customer Care 104 eMachines contact information 105 Self-help 106 Appendix A: Legal Notices 107 Index 117 iv
Contents Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 95 Using Microsoft System Restore 99 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . 102 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . 103 Telephone support 104 Before calling Customer Care 104 eMachines contact information 105 Self-help 106 Appendix A: Legal Notices 107 Index 117 iv
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... BIOS Setup utility by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 75 To identify your drive type, see "Cleaning optical discs" on your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have...
... BIOS Setup utility by following the instructions in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 75 To identify your drive type, see "Cleaning optical discs" on your computer. • Some music CDs have a DVD drive. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have...
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...control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 29. • If you have a DVD drive. To be able to play • Make... the volume controls are turned off. The regional code for the United States and Canada is 1. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 A DVD movie will not play these CDs on page 24. • Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again...
...control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 29. • If you have a DVD drive. To be able to play • Make... the volume controls are turned off. The regional code for the United States and Canada is 1. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 A DVD movie will not play these CDs on page 24. • Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again...
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... Settings dialog box. DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on the display is plugged in your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. Help For more information about display types, see the "Customizing" chapter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For more information about color ...on, the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the display is dim or difficult to the video port on . www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is connected to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings.
... Settings dialog box. DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on the display is plugged in your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. Help For more information about display types, see the "Customizing" chapter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For more information about color ...on, the power LED should be lit. • Make sure that the display is dim or difficult to the video port on . www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is connected to read • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. • Change the display settings.
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... ISP for technical support. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message • Make sure that nothing is resting on your computer People are sending you...
... ISP for technical support. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message • Make sure that nothing is resting on your computer People are sending you...
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...files or many files at one time, you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is online. The Control Panel window opens. ... about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you may want to add additional memory to the printer. The Printers window opens. 3 Right-click...
...files or many files at one time, you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure that the printer is online. The Control Panel window opens. ... about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you may want to add additional memory to the printer. The Printers window opens. 3 Right-click...
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...volume controls are turned up. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 29. • Make sure that mute controls are turned off. Chapter 6: ...universal jacks are configured correctly. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 75 or in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Recovering your system under most computer problems by following the information in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...
...volume controls are turned up. Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 29. • Make sure that mute controls are turned off. Chapter 6: ...universal jacks are configured correctly. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 75 or in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Recovering your system under most computer problems by following the information in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...
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... Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your system to follow... working correctly, the problem may be to a previous state when everything was working correctly. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. (Your computer must create the...
... Web site. • If re-installing software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from the Windows DVD, then recover your system to follow... working correctly, the problem may be to a previous state when everything was working correctly. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you created. (Your computer must create the...
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... you need to use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your computer must have the opportunity. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in case you have ...a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank,...
... you need to use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your computer must have the opportunity. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the x in case you have ...a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.) To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next. 4 Insert a blank,...
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...For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . Important Use a permanent...The disc recording begins. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you do not have created. www.emachines.com 5 If you are recording multiple discs, as they are required, insert the...
...For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using eMachines Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on . Important Use a permanent...The disc recording begins. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your software and drivers using software and driver recovery discs you do not have created. www.emachines.com 5 If you are recording multiple discs, as they are required, insert the...
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... were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, try another disc. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you want to recover. - The eMachines Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software...then click Application recovery. - Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run ...
... were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, try another disc. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you want to recover. - The eMachines Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software...then click Application recovery. - Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs: 1 Insert a software and driver recovery disc into a CD or DVD drive. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and eMachines Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run ...
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... Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. In most cases of hard-to get your system...
... Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of your system running again. In most cases of hard-to get your system...
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... the computer and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click ...on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. The Welcome to its hard drive to eMachines System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 102 This process is starting up now. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory ...
... the computer and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click ...on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. The Welcome to its hard drive to eMachines System Recovery window opens. 7 Click Next. 102 This process is starting up now. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory ...
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www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with ... Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. If you can find your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. OR - Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - The Factory ...image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your hard drive. Your computer restarts in c:\backup. Recovering your system using...
www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with ... Recovery with automatic data backup, then click Next. If you can find your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. OR - Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will be automatically backed up to c:\backup. - The Factory ...image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of software and driver recovery discs (if you must recover your hard drive. Your computer restarts in c:\backup. Recovering your system using...
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...to a grounded AC outlet that your computer is connected correctly to recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 3 When the prompt "Press any key on page 98. Telephone support Before calling Customer Care ...it. For instructions, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you have "how to boot from eMachines, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see: • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The ...
...to a grounded AC outlet that your computer is connected correctly to recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 3 When the prompt "Press any key on page 98. Telephone support Before calling Customer Care ...it. For instructions, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources. • If you have "how to boot from eMachines, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see: • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The ...
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www.emachines.com See memory directional keys 21 Disk Cleanup 65 Disk Defragmenter 67 display cleaning 61 troubleshooting 77 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 23 dragging 23 drivers recovery discs 96, 98 re-installing 95 drives backing up files 68 CD 24...optical drive troubleshooting 75, 77 E editing buttons 21 electrostatic discharge (ESD) 34 eMachines contact information 3 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 2 eMachines contact information 105 eMachines Recovery Center re-installing drivers 97 re-installing programs 97 re-installing software 97 ergonomics 12 Error-checking 66 ...
www.emachines.com See memory directional keys 21 Disk Cleanup 65 Disk Defragmenter 67 display cleaning 61 troubleshooting 77 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 23 dragging 23 drivers recovery discs 96, 98 re-installing 95 drives backing up files 68 CD 24...optical drive troubleshooting 75, 77 E editing buttons 21 electrostatic discharge (ESD) 34 eMachines contact information 3 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 2 eMachines contact information 105 eMachines Recovery Center re-installing drivers 97 re-installing programs 97 re-installing software 97 ergonomics 12 Error-checking 66 ...
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...-installing 95 PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 19 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 27 optical discs 27 recovering defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 96
...-installing 95 PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9 R RAM See memory rebooting computer 19 recordable drive 7 recording audio files 27 optical discs 27 recovering defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 recovery discs creating 96
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..., 98 programs 96, 98 software 96, 98 using 98 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 94, 95 software 94, 95 Windows 94, 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 removing files and folders 65 resetting computer 19 restarting computer ...19 restoring defaults 102 drivers 95 files from Recycle Bin 79 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 Resume mode 7 right-...
..., 98 programs 96, 98 software 96, 98 using 98 re-installing defaults 102 drivers 95 programs 94, 95 software 94, 95 Windows 94, 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 removing files and folders 65 resetting computer 19 restarting computer ...19 restoring defaults 102 drivers 95 files from Recycle Bin 79 programs 95 software 95 system 94 Windows 95 with eMachines Recovery Center 97 with Windows DVD 103 with Windows System Restore 99 Resume mode 7 right-...
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...passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to ensure that you with the best product possible. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available ...also search for a topic. 2 Chapter 1: Getting Help Thank you quickly discover and use the many features of your eMachines computer. Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and...
...passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to ensure that you with the best product possible. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. Using the eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available ...also search for a topic. 2 Chapter 1: Getting Help Thank you quickly discover and use the many features of your eMachines computer. Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and...
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... which type of cable. A router lets you access the Internet connection from you and with the connectors facing away from any required drivers. Before you change anything about 1/4-inch diameter with a thin outer-jacket, containing eight color-coded wires), and equipment compatible with eight... different order (different colors, left to ISP. Setting up a network using for your network as well. 46 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of cable is working , contact your Internet service provider. straight-through cable, the wires on both...
... which type of cable. A router lets you access the Internet connection from you and with the connectors facing away from any required drivers. Before you change anything about 1/4-inch diameter with a thin outer-jacket, containing eight color-coded wires), and equipment compatible with eight... different order (different colors, left to ISP. Setting up a network using for your network as well. 46 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of cable is working , contact your Internet service provider. straight-through cable, the wires on both...