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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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.... Make sure that the IDE controllers are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on your computer restarts. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have copy protection software. You may be experiencing some temporary...enter the BIOS Setup utility by the CD or DVD drive. • If you are listed in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 75 To identify your drive type, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 24. • Your computer may not be read by pressing and ...
.... Make sure that the IDE controllers are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on your computer restarts. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have copy protection software. You may be experiencing some temporary...enter the BIOS Setup utility by the CD or DVD drive. • If you are listed in the drive documentation. • Reinstall the device driver. 75 To identify your drive type, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 24. • Your computer may not be read by pressing and ...
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...; Shut down and restart your computer. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. For more information, see "Identifying optical drive types" on your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code for the United States and Canada... code for Mexico is on page 29. • Make sure that the cables are turned off. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 The regional code for the disc is 4. To identify your drive type, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 29. • If you ...
...; Shut down and restart your computer. • Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on page 62. • Reinstall the appropriate device drivers. For more information, see "Identifying optical drive types" on your DVD drive's regional code must match the regional code for the United States and Canada... code for Mexico is on page 29. • Make sure that the cables are turned off. You may not match. • Reinstall the device driver. 76 The regional code for the disc is 4. To identify your drive type, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 29. • If you ...
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...8226; See "CD or DVD drives" on . Help For more information about display types, see your display and video card documentation. www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is not uniform • Make sure that you are using an external display: • Check the cable for...judgment about changing the screen resolution, click Start, then click Help and Support. The text on your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. For more information about color uniformity. The color is not correct • Change the screen resolution from the Display Settings dialog box. ...
...8226; See "CD or DVD drives" on . Help For more information about display types, see your display and video card documentation. www.emachines.com Display The screen resolution is not uniform • Make sure that you are using an external display: • Check the cable for...judgment about changing the screen resolution, click Start, then click Help and Support. The text on your computer. • Reinstall the device driver. For more information about color uniformity. The color is not correct • Change the screen resolution from the Display Settings dialog box. ...
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A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Keyboard The keyboard does not work • Make sure that might be stuck, then restart your computer. 82 Press each key to loosen a key that ...
A keyboard character keeps repeating or you know works to make sure that the keyboard port works. • Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Keyboard The keyboard does not work • Make sure that might be stuck, then restart your computer. 82 Press each key to loosen a key that ...
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... have an online/offline button that the printer is not set to use. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to the printer. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure ...one time, you may want to add additional memory to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The Printers window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to work offline. See the guide that came with your printer for adding ...
... have an online/offline button that the printer is not set to use. See the printer documentation for instructions for instructions on installing the printer driver. www.emachines.com 3 Right-click the printer you want to the printer. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message • Make sure ...one time, you may want to add additional memory to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. The Printers window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to work offline. See the guide that came with your printer for adding ...
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...the volume controls are turned off. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Caution To prepare your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 96. 94 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are not getting sound from the speakers...computer problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 29. • Make sure that the universal jacks are configured correctly. eMachines provides everything you need to check your system You can solve most conditions. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on ...
...the volume controls are turned off. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter in the technical support pages at www.emachines.com. Caution To prepare your computer for software and device driver recovery" on page 96. 94 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Sound You are not getting sound from the speakers...computer problems by following the information in "Troubleshooting" on page 29. • Make sure that the universal jacks are configured correctly. eMachines provides everything you need to check your system You can solve most conditions. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on ...
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...system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must have stopped working correctly. Recovering pre-...see "Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only...
...system to a previous state when everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by recovering the software and device drivers that software's installation instructions. www.emachines.com • If only one or two items of recovery discs (you must have stopped working correctly. Recovering pre-...see "Recovering your system using the Windows DVD" on page 103. • To re-install your pre-installed software and device drivers using eMachines Recovery Center. 95 If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only...
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...recovery discs while you may not be expecting to do not come with your pre-installed software and drivers using a set . The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then ...a recordable disc drive 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 What would you like to need recovery discs, we recommend that tells you the...
...recovery discs while you may not be expecting to do not come with your pre-installed software and drivers using a set . The eMachines Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. dialog box opens. 3 Click Create system recovery discs, then ...a recordable disc drive 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 What would you like to need recovery discs, we recommend that tells you the...
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... begins. 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. www.emachines.com 5 If you have enough blank discs of the discs...Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your Start menu does not contain eMachines Recovery Center as you have enough discs, choose a different disc...
... begins. 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. www.emachines.com 5 If you have enough blank discs of the discs...Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your Start menu does not contain eMachines Recovery Center as you have enough discs, choose a different disc...
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... recovery discs If you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The eMachines Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you need to recover, try ... a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the disc. Chapter 6: ...
... recovery discs If you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. The eMachines Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you need to recover, try ... a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close eMachines Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of driver you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the disc. Chapter 6: ...
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www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Windows ... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of your system running again. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions, see "Manually...
www.emachines.com Using Microsoft System Restore Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Windows ... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can return to one of these restore points to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of your system running again. To restore using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions, see "Manually...
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... the computer and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your computer's problems are not solved by any ), then click Next. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click...options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. To delete everything on or restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. b While the computer is called a factory recovery. b Click...
... the computer and try again. 3 Press the arrow keys on your computer's problems are not solved by any ), then click Next. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click...options, you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. To delete everything on or restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. b While the computer is called a factory recovery. b Click...
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...up files in its original factory condition. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on or restart your computer. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be... so). The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you can find your backed up your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. You still need to c:\backup. - Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. To completely re-install Windows: 1...
...up files in its original factory condition. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on or restart your computer. www.emachines.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with the full factory recovery will be... so). The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you can find your backed up your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. You still need to c:\backup. - Caution Continuing with automatic data backup, then click Next. To completely re-install Windows: 1...
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..."how to" questions about using recovery discs" on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. 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 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's ...
..."how to" questions about using recovery discs" on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. 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 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see the manufacturer's ...
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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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... computer's software features. Thanks again, from all of -class service and support in addition to provide best-of us at www.emachines.com/. Using Help and Support Your computer includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help you for purchasing our computer!... We sincerely hope that you will be pleased 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 ensure that you are sure that...
... computer's software features. Thanks again, from all of -class service and support in addition to provide best-of us at www.emachines.com/. Using Help and Support Your computer includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help you for purchasing our computer!... We sincerely hope that you will be pleased 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 ensure that you are sure that...
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... of the cable with your ISP for any network computer. For a crossover cable, the wires on installing the card and any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have , hold both connectors are available in the same order (same colors, left to find out how soon after the ... not already done so. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the network and can assign IP addresses to right). The router can provide firewall protection for your network as well. 46
... of the cable with your ISP for any network computer. For a crossover cable, the wires on installing the card and any required drivers. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have , hold both connectors are available in the same order (same colors, left to find out how soon after the ... not already done so. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the network and can assign IP addresses to right). The router can provide firewall protection for your network as well. 46