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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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...CD or DVD drive • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are enabled. • Make sure that the disc label is configured correctly by following the instructions in the drive documentation.... • Reinstall the device driver. 75 Add-in alphabetical order. Occasionally, discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read by pressing and holding F2 while your...
...CD or DVD drive • Make sure that the drive is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are enabled. • Make sure that the disc label is configured correctly by following the instructions in the drive documentation.... • Reinstall the device driver. 75 Add-in alphabetical order. Occasionally, discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read by pressing and holding F2 while your...
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... to play , the disc's regional code and your DVD drive's regional code may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 The regional code on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on your computer. • Clean the disc. The regional code for the...
... to play , the disc's regional code and your DVD drive's regional code may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 The regional code on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning optical discs" on your computer. • Clean the disc. The regional code for the...
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www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is no picture • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to the center position. • If you know works to ... is connected to the video port on page 75. 77 DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. The color is not uniform • Make sure that the display warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Make sure that the video cable...
www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is no picture • Adjust the brightness and contrast controls to the center position. • If you know works to ... is connected to the video port on page 75. 77 DVD drives • See "CD or DVD drives" on your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. The color is not uniform • Make sure that the display warms up for bent or damaged pins. • Make sure that the video cable...
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... open, performing multiple downloads, and having multiple programs open on the keyboard. • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard cable is plugged in correctly.
... open, performing multiple downloads, and having multiple programs open on the keyboard. • Make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Press each key to loosen a key that the keyboard cable is plugged in correctly.
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...click Start, then click Help and Support. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. The Printers window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to press after adding paper. You see ...additional memory to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Type the phrase printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 93 If the menu... work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to the printer.
...click Start, then click Help and Support. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. The Printers window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to press after adding paper. You see ...additional memory to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. Type the phrase printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 93 If the menu... work offline: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to the printer.
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... Make sure that the speakers are turned on page 29. • Make sure that mute controls are turned up. Recovering your system). eMachines provides everything you should create a set of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your system You can solve most conditions. ...see "Configuring the audio jacks" on page 96. 94 Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your system under most computer problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on...
... Make sure that the speakers are turned on page 29. • Make sure that mute controls are turned up. Recovering your system). eMachines provides everything you should create a set of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your system You can solve most conditions. ...see "Configuring the audio jacks" on page 96. 94 Problem solving may also involve re-installing some or all of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your system under most computer problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on...
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... correctly, the problem may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that you created. (Your computer must create the discs) or 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 pre-installed software and...
... correctly, the problem may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that you created. (Your computer must create the discs) or 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 pre-installed software and...
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...a recordable disc drive to recover your computer, you need recovery discs, we recommend that tells you the number of software and driver recovery discs. A dialog box opens that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery discs while you like... to close it. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Preparing for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next.
...a recordable disc drive to recover your computer, you need recovery discs, we recommend that tells you the number of software and driver recovery discs. A dialog box opens that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery discs while you like... to close it. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Preparing for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next.
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... a short description of which computer the discs are completed. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your 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. Label the discs as an option, you have enough blank discs of the specified type...
... a short description of which computer the discs are completed. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your 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. Label the discs as an option, you have enough blank discs of the specified type...
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...click Programs, 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 the file Grc_Vista....exe on the list, and you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the disc. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ...
...click Programs, 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 the file Grc_Vista....exe on the list, and you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the disc. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ...
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.... 99 To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore...
.... 99 To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on page 101. www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to get your system settings and saves them as restore...
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...a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Welcome to its factory condition. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. If you can access important files... are not solved by any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory condition If your computer. b Click Recovery, then click Next....
...a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. The Welcome to its factory condition. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. If you can access important files... are not solved by any of the other recovery options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Recovering your system to its factory condition If your computer. b Click Recovery, then click Next....
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.... Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 96. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on or restart your system... pre-installed on your hard drive. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you can still run Windows...
.... Recovering your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 96. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer's DVD-capable drives, then turn on or restart your system... pre-installed on your hard drive. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can find your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you can still run Windows...
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... to a grounded AC outlet that it is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. If you use a surge protector, make sure that you have installed it according to... recently installed hardware or software, make sure that is supplying power. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 104 Telephone...
... to a grounded AC outlet that it is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. If you use a surge protector, make sure that you have installed it according to... recently installed hardware or software, make sure that is supplying power. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 3 When the prompt "Press any key to boot from eMachines, see : • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 104 Telephone...
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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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...are sure that you are provided with the best product possible. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to answer questions about ...your eMachines computer. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. Visit the eMachines Web support site at eMachines. To start Help and ...
...are sure that you are provided with the best product possible. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to answer questions about ...your eMachines computer. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing eMachines. Visit the eMachines Web support site at eMachines. To start Help and ...
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...jacket, containing eight color-coded wires), and equipment compatible with this point, if you have not already done so. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of the cable with the connectors facing away from you and with your ISP. Connecting network cables We recommend... protection for your Internet service provider. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Cat 5 cables are setting up a network for more than two computers and you will be connecting your network to install Ethernet cards and...
...jacket, containing eight color-coded wires), and equipment compatible with this point, if you have not already done so. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have determined the type of the cable with the connectors facing away from you and with your ISP. Connecting network cables We recommend... protection for your Internet service provider. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Cat 5 cables are setting up a network for more than two computers and you will be connecting your network to install Ethernet cards and...