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...Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your computer. Help and Support opens. eMachines Web site eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, and information about Windows and to help you quickly discover and use.... To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Use Help and Support to answer questions about your eMachines computer. www.eMachines.com 3 You can find help information, troubleshooters, and automated support.
...Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your computer. Help and Support opens. eMachines Web site eMachines Web site eMachines' online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, and information about Windows and to help you quickly discover and use.... To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Use Help and Support to answer questions about your eMachines computer. www.eMachines.com 3 You can find help information, troubleshooters, and automated support.
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... disc label is configured correctly by the CD or DVD drive. ■ Your computer may not be read by following the instructions in card. www.eMachines.com 57 You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device...
... disc label is configured correctly by the CD or DVD drive. ■ Your computer may not be read by following the instructions in card. www.eMachines.com 57 You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device...
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...that the DVD program has been installed on your DVD drive is 4. The regional code for the disc. You may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com The regional code for Mexico is determined by the DVD drive. ■ Shut down and restart your drive type, see "Identifying drive types..., then try again. ■ Try a different disc. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 21. ■ Make sure that the volume controls are turned off. The regional code for...
...that the DVD program has been installed on your DVD drive is 4. The regional code for the disc. You may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com The regional code for Mexico is determined by the DVD drive. ■ Shut down and restart your drive type, see "Identifying drive types..., then try again. ■ Try a different disc. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 21. ■ Make sure that the volume controls are turned off. The regional code for...
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... dust and lint trapped under the keys. ■ Try a keyboard that you know works to loosen a key that the keyboard cable is not stuck. www.eMachines.com 63 Clean the keyboard and turn off your ISP for technical support. Troubleshooting People are sending you e-mail messages, but you have not received... drain it . Contact your computer and unplug the keyboard. Press each key to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
... dust and lint trapped under the keys. ■ Try a keyboard that you know works to loosen a key that the keyboard cable is not stuck. www.eMachines.com 63 Clean the keyboard and turn off your ISP for technical support. Troubleshooting People are sending you e-mail messages, but you have not received... drain it . Contact your computer and unplug the keyboard. Press each key to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver.
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... too close to the monitor. ■ The monitor is dim or difficult to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com The color is not uniform Make sure that: ■ The monitor warms up from the Display Properties dialog box. The computer is running...connected to the video port on the back of your computer. ■ Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that you know works to your monitor's documentation. Help and Support For more light to stabilize the internal aperture grille....
... too close to the monitor. ■ The monitor is dim or difficult to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com The color is not uniform Make sure that: ■ The monitor warms up from the Display Properties dialog box. The computer is running...connected to the video port on the back of your computer. ■ Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that you know works to your monitor's documentation. Help and Support For more light to stabilize the internal aperture grille....
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....eMachines.com 71 You see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that the printer is in the printer setup. If your Control Panel is not set to work offline: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Troubleshooting ■ Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer driver.... to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer Offline to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. To make sure that the printer is not the default printer, make sure that came with your Control Panel is in the Search box ,...
....eMachines.com 71 You see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that the printer is in the printer setup. If your Control Panel is not set to work offline: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Troubleshooting ■ Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer driver.... to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer Offline to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. To make sure that the printer is not the default printer, make sure that came with your Control Panel is in the Search box ,...
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Contents www.emachines.com Working with files and folders 29 Viewing drives 29 Creating folders 30 Copying and moving files and folders 31 Deleting files and folders 31 ... Checking your e-mail 47 Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49 Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50 Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52 Making sure your broadband connection works 52 Naming the computers and the workgroup 52 Configuring the TCP/IP protocol 53 Setting up an Ethernet...
Contents www.emachines.com Working with files and folders 29 Viewing drives 29 Creating folders 30 Copying and moving files and folders 31 Deleting files and folders 31 ... Checking your e-mail 47 Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49 Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50 Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52 Making sure your broadband connection works 52 Naming the computers and the workgroup 52 Configuring the TCP/IP protocol 53 Setting up an Ethernet...
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Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth ... Windows Update 126 BigFix 128 Chapter 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software 129 System recovery options 130 Copying driver and application recovery files 130 Creating recovery discs 131 Copying driver and application recovery files to a network 132 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 133 Recovering your system 134 Recovering...
Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth ... Windows Update 126 BigFix 128 Chapter 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software 129 System recovery options 130 Copying driver and application recovery files 130 Creating recovery discs 131 Copying driver and application recovery files to a network 132 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 133 Recovering your system 134 Recovering...
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... will provide you with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and support, in good operating condition. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new computer, as well as our range of us at...
... will provide you with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and support, in good operating condition. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new computer, as well as our range of us at...
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CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on ... an expansion card" on page 171. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing cards in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click ...Hardware tab, then click Device Manager. For information on the computers that do not have for any required drivers. Be sure to ISP. Important Broadband Internet settings will differ from ISP to find out how soon ...
CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on ... an expansion card" on page 171. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing cards in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click ...Hardware tab, then click Device Manager. For information on the computers that do not have for any required drivers. Be sure to ISP. Important Broadband Internet settings will differ from ISP to find out how soon ...
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..., right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to everyone on your network. 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 ... share, then click Sharing and Security. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. The folder properties dialog box opens. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install...
..., right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to everyone on your network. 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 ... share, then click Sharing and Security. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. The folder properties dialog box opens. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the computers connected to install...
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...open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. 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. 4 Click the ...network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 61 www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you...
...open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. 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. 4 Click the ...network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 61 www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you...
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...two video connections), you can connect an additional monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on your computer. The Display Properties ...Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 75 Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. If your computer's video card supports it (it on page 10. www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this section are...
...two video connections), you can connect an additional monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on your computer. The Display Properties ...Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 75 Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. If your computer's video card supports it (it on page 10. www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this section are...
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These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. CHAPTER 10: Protecting Your Computer www.emachines.com Security updates To keep your computer secure, you need to keep your computer's system software up to date. These updates include security updates. 126 ... finds a way to bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates.
These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. CHAPTER 10: Protecting Your Computer www.emachines.com Security updates To keep your computer secure, you need to keep your computer's system software up to date. These updates include security updates. 126 ... finds a way to bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates.
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CHAPTER 11 Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software • System recovery options • Copying driver and application recovery files • Recovering your system
CHAPTER 11 Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software • System recovery options • Copying driver and application recovery files • Recovering your system
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... need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your factory-installed drivers and applications is saved on page 175 or at eMachines.com. For more information on page 130 tells you recover your device drivers and software that you have recorded is provided on a CD or DVD... discs let you how to recover your operating system is only one of your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on creating recovery discs, see : ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files to a previous working order. We recommend that you make a backup ...
... need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your factory-installed drivers and applications is saved on page 175 or at eMachines.com. For more information on page 130 tells you recover your device drivers and software that you have recorded is provided on a CD or DVD... discs let you how to recover your operating system is only one of your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on creating recovery discs, see : ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files to a previous working order. We recommend that you make a backup ...
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... not CD-RW discs. Depending on page 132. A message tells you the number of blank discs that you have a recordable drive, see "Copying driver and application recovery files to a DVD, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. If... either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. A message asks you if...
... not CD-RW discs. Depending on page 132. A message tells you the number of blank discs that you have a recordable drive, see "Copying driver and application recovery files to a DVD, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. If... either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. A message asks you if...
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... network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System ...Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). You are done. To copy driver and application recovery files to the blank disc(s). As you remove each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of blank ...
... network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System ...Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). You are done. To copy driver and application recovery files to the blank disc(s). As you remove each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of blank ...
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... or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you will need one blank disc for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that you have blank discs ready. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of any networked ... been created successfully," click OK. You are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to the location you specified. Creating discs from recovery files on a...
... or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you will need one blank disc for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that you have blank discs ready. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of any networked ... been created successfully," click OK. You are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to the location you specified. Creating discs from recovery files on a...
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...your system Important If your hard drive has failed and you cannot restore the software from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for help , you remove each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." For more help . When this is recorded onto a disc. As you can restore specific... drivers and programs from the drive, use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 4 Open the ...
...your system Important If your hard drive has failed and you cannot restore the software from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for help , you remove each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." For more help . When this is recorded onto a disc. As you can restore specific... drivers and programs from the drive, use a blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 4 Open the ...