eMachines ET1161 Support Question
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How To Recovery System Partition On Emachine Et1161
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8513036R - eMachines Starter Guide - Page 21
... driver and application backup disc. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. prepare to recover
When you first get your computer, it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents...
8513036R - eMachines Starter Guide - Page 22
eMachines Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to finish.
22 reinstalling the operating system
If you can run Windows... 1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery
Management. The Confirm
Restoration dialog box opens.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to factory default.
8513036R - eMachines Starter Guide - Page 23
If you restore your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact eMachines Customer Care for help.
• After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer's software up to finish.
You still need to download Windows updates and...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 100
eMachines provides everything you need to check your speaker
connections.
• Make sure that the ...For instructions, see "Configuring the audio jacks" on page 96.
94 For
more information, see "Preparing for additional system recovery options, you are using external speakers: • Make sure that the speakers are configured
correctly. Type the phrase sound troubleshooter...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 101
...installed on your system, you created. (Your computer must create the discs) or by using eMachines Recovery Center.
95 If you need to follow that product's documentation or support Web site.
&#...were not pre-installed, see that software's installation instructions. www.emachines.com
• If only one or two items of recovery discs (you want
to return your system to factory condition, see...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 102
... from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a set of software and driver recovery discs.
The eMachines Recovery Center opens.
2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then
click Next. However, if you ever re-install Windows from your own set of...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 103
... discs" on .
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 specified type,
click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 104
... does not offer the software or driver you need to recover, then
click Next. 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 ...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 108
...:
1 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines
Recovery Center, then click eMachines Recovery Center. eMachines System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens.
4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to eMachines
System Recovery window opens.
7 Click Next.
102
The Welcome to select a Windows...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 109
...If you can find your personal files,
and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have backed up any software that you the progress of your computer's... your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD.
www.emachines.com
8 To perform a recovery with data backup
(recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in Step 8, you must recover your...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 110
... software from CD
or DVD" appears, press any key to boot from eMachines, see the manufacturer's documentation and technical support resources.
• If you... Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site
104
If you use the
software and driver recovery discs you created to recover your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
3...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 125
... adding 42 identifying 25 replacing 42 See also 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
Ethernet jack...
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 128
...printer installing 32 parallel port 9 setting default 92 troubleshooting 92 USB port 7, 9
programs closing unresponsive 19 opening 23 recovery discs 96, 98 re-installing 95
PS/2 port keyboard 8 mouse 9
R
RAM See memory
rebooting computer 19
...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
8512161 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 129
...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
... 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-clicking...
8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 5
www.emachines.com
Deleting unnecessary files 63 Checking the hard drive for errors 63 Defragmenting the hard drive 64 ...85 Audio 86 Passwords 86 Expansion cards 87 Media Center 87 Checking for device problems 89 Recovering your system 90 Creating recovery discs 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 93 Returning to a previous system condition 94 Returning your system to its factory...
8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 96
...
You can solve most conditions. eMachines provides everything was working correctly, the problem may be solved by returning your system). For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 71 or ...technical support pages at the factory, see "Returning to recover your system:
1 Create recovery discs as soon as possible. To recover software and drivers that product's documentation or ...
8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 97
To reinstall using discs, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers.
To create recovery discs:
1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click
eMachines Recovery Management. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire
original contents, including Windows Vista and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click...
8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 99
... instructions for updating drivers in "Checking for device problems" on your computer from your pre-installed software and drivers:
1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click
eMachines Recovery Management. www.emachines.com
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
As a troubleshooting step, you may need to recover device
drivers that came pre-installed on your...
8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 101
... them up now.
• If you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup...working, see "Recovering from
within Windows Vista" on your system to its factory condition.
www.emachines.com
2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows
using the restore point
you specified...
8513152 - eMachines Desktop Hardware Reference Guide - Page 102
.... A dialog box displays
information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers:
1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click
eMachines Recovery Management. Caution
Continuing the process will be recovered to
factory default. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens.
3 Click Yes, then click Start. This process...
