eMachines M5000 Series manual

M5000 Series User's Guide[...]

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i www .eMachi nes.com 1G e t t i n g H e l p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 eMachines Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Help and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ii www .eMachi nes.com 4 Using Drives and Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using the DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Identifying drive types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Inserting a C D o[...]

iii www .eMachines.c om Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 CD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 D[...]

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1 www .eMachi nes.com • Using the eMach ines W eb site • Using Help a nd Supp ort • Using Y our C omputer guid e • Us ing online help[...]

2 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 1: G etting Help[...]

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4 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 1: G etting Help T o start Help and Support: ■ Start Help and Support[...]

5 www .eMachi nes.com Using Yo ur Computer gu ide Search ■ ■ Search ■ Search Search Resu lts T o access the Using Y our Computer guide: ■ Start All Programs eMac hines Docu mentat ion[...]

6 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 1: G etting Help Help Help[...]

7 www .eMachi nes.com • Identifyin g feature s • Locating your noteb ook’ s model and seri al number • Lo cating th e Microsof t Certif icate of Authenticity • Locating the specificati ons for your notebo ok[...]

8 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your eMa chines N otebook Componen t Icon Descrip tion LCD pane l release latch Open t he LC D panel b y slidin g the rel ease latc h. Power indi cator ■ LED on - not ebook is o n. ■ LED blink ing - noteb ook is in Standby mode. ■ LED of f - notebook is of f. Battery char ge indicator ■ LED on [...]

9 www .eMachi nes.com Left side Component Icon Description Modem ja ck Plug a mode m cab le into this jack . Ethernet jac k Plug a 10/10 0 Etherne t network cable into this jac k. Micropho ne jack Plug a m icroph one into th is jac k. Headpho ne jack Plug am plifie d speake rs or hea dphone s into this jack . The built-in sp eakers are turned of f [...]

10 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your eMa chines N otebook Compone nt Icon Descriptio n Kensing ton™ lock sl ot Secure you r notebo ok to a n object by conne cting a Kensingto n cabl e lock to t his slot. DVD drive Insert C Ds or DVDs into this driv e. For more informat ion, see “ Using t he DVD drive” on page 3 8 . This drive [...]

11 www .eMachi nes.com Back Component Icon Description Monitor p ort Plug an ana log VGA mo nitor or p rojector in to this port. For more info rmatio n, see “V iewing the d isplay o n a proje ctor or monitor ” on pa ge 43 . USB ports Plug USB (Un iversa l Serial Bus) device s (such a s a diske tte drive, fla sh drive, p rinter , scanner , camer[...]

12 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your eMa chines N otebook Compon ent Descripti on Battery Provides power whe n the notebo ok is n ot plugged into AC power . Battery la tch Slide to re lease the battery . For more i nformation , see “Chang ing batteries” on page 49 . Memory bay Install as man y as two me mory m odules in to this [...]

13 www .eMachi nes.com Keyb oard area V entila tion fan Helps cool inte rnal co mpone nts. W arning: Do no t work for long period s wit h the not ebook restin g on your la p. If t he air vents are blocked, the n oteboo k may becom e hot enough t o harm your skin. Caution: Do not block or insert objec ts into t hese s lots. If these slots are bl ock[...]

14 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your eMa chines N otebook Component Icon Description Quick a ction buttons Pre ss these buttons to open pro grams ass igned to th em or control the vo lume. Fo r more informa tion, se e “Quick acti on buttons” on p age 30 . Power button Press to turn the po wer on or of f. Y ou can also co nfigure[...]

15 www .eMachi nes.com Identifyi ng your model Important The labels shown i n this sec tion a re for info rmatio nal purposes only . Label in formation vari es by mode l, features ordered, and locat ion.[...]

16 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 2: C hecking Out Your eMa chines N otebook[...]

17 www .eMachi nes.com • Installin g the batter y • C onnect ing the A C ad apter • T urning your not ebook on and of f • Using the statu s indicators, ke yboard, quick action bu ttons, an d the touc hpad • Adjusti ng the vo lume • T urning your wi reless netw ork on an d of f[...]

18 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted T o install the battery: 1 2 3[...]

19 www .eMachi nes.com Connectin g the AC adapter T o connect the AC adapter: 1 Important If the battery is not full y cha rged bef ore you us e your notebook on batt ery power for the first time, the batt ery life may be mu ch sh orter than you ex pect. I f the bat tery lif e seems sh ort even af ter being charged for three hours, the battery ma y[...]

20 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted 2 3 4 Wa r n in g Do not attempt to d isasse mble the AC adapter . The AC adapter has no user-repla ceable or u ser-servi ceable parts ins ide. T he AC adapter has dange rous v oltage s tha t can caus e serio us injury or death . Contact eMachines about return ing defe ctive AC adapters . Importan[...]

21 www .eMachi nes.com Connectin g the AC adapter Wa r n in g High voltages can en ter your note book th rough both the power co rd and the mode m connec tion. T o protect yo ur notebook and av oid elec trica l shock , use a s urge pr otector . If you ha ve a teleph one modem , use a su rge protector that has a modem jack. If you ha ve a cable mo d[...]

22 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted T o start your notebook: 1 2 3 Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation ab out ch anging the powe r button mode, see “Changin g Power-Savin g Setting s” in Using Y our Comp uter which has be en inc luded on yo ur hard drive. T o access th is gui de, cl ick Start , All Programs , then cl ick e[...]

23 www .eMachi nes.com Turni ng o ff yo ur note boo k T o turn off your notebook: 1 Start T urn Off Computer 2 Tu r n O f f Wa r n in g Do not work for lon g periods w ith the not ebook resting on your lap. If t he air vents are bl ocked , the not ebook ma y become h ot enough to harm y our skin. Caution Provide ade quate s pace arou nd you r noteb[...]

24 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted T o close unresponsive program s and restart your notebook: 1 2 7 DVN 0DQDJHU 3 4 End T a sk 5 X  6 Important If yo ur notebo ok does no t turn of f immedi ately , complete the foll owing s teps until the note book t urns of f: 1 Press and hold th e power button f or about fi ve seconds , th[...]

25 www .eMachi nes.com Status indicato rs Indicator Icon Description AC power ■ LED on - AC power is c onnected. ■ LED o ff - AC p ower i s not conne cted. Caps lock ■ LED o n - Ca ps lo ck is turned on. ■ LED of f - Caps lock is turn ed of f. Num lock ■ LED on - Num eric k eypad is turned on. ■ LED of f - Nu meric ke ypad i s turned of[...]

26 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Funct ion key s/Syst em keys Navigation keys key Windows key Numeric keyp ad Applicati on key Arrow ke ys[...]

27 www .eMachi nes.com Usin g the keyboa rd Key type Ico n Description Funct ion key s Pres s these ke ys labe led to to per form acti ons in pr og r am s. Fo r e x am pl e, p res si n g may op en hel p. Each progr am uses dif feren t functi on keys for dif ferent purpose s. See the pro gram do cumentat ion to fi nd out more abo ut the fu nction ke[...]

28 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Press and hold , then press this system key ... T o... T urn the o ptional w ireless network o n or off. For more informati on, see the printed network g uide th at came wi th your noteb ook. Wa r n i ng : Radi o f requ ency wir eless commu ni cat ion can interfer e with equipm ent on c ommer cial[...]

29 www .eMachi nes.com Usin g the keyboa rd Play or Paus e the CD or DV D. Stop playi ng the CD or D VD. Skip back one CD or DVD so ng or trac k. Skip ahead one CD or DVD so ng or track . T urn on Num L ock so you ca n use the n um eric k eypad . Press this key combina tion ag ain to turn of f Num Lock. The Num Lock status ind icator app ears when [...]

30 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Button Icon Press to... Internet Open your d efault W eb browser . E-mail Open y our default e -mail program. Search Open the Sea r ch R es ult s window . For more in formati on , se e “Searchin g f or f ile s” in Usi ng Y our Computer w hich has been includ ed on yo ur hard drive . T o acce s[...]

31 www .eMachi nes.com Using the to uchpad T ouchpa d Left butto n Right button Scroll zone[...]

32 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted Ti ps & T ricks For instructi ons on ho w to adjust the double-cli ck speed, pointer speed, rig ht-hand or left-hand c onfig uration , and other touch pad se ttings, se e “Changi ng the m ouse or touchpad s etting s” in Using Y our Comp uter which has been incl uded on your ha rd drive . T[...]

33 www .eMachi nes.com Using the to uchpad Access a short cut menu or fi nd mor e infor mation abo ut an objec t on the screen. Posit ion t he po inter over t he ob ject. Quickl y pres s and rele ase th e rig ht button on ce. Thi s action i s called right-cl icking . Move an object on the scre en. Posit ion t he po inter over t he ob ject. Press th[...]

34 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 3: G etting St arted T o adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls: ■ Ti ps & T ricks For in str uc t io ns on ho w to ad j us t t h e vol um e in Wi n do ws, see “Adjus ting the V olum e” in Using Y our Computer whi ch has been inc luded on your ha rd drive. T o access t his guide, click Start[...]

35 www .eMachi nes.com Turn ing y our wire less netw ork o n or off T o turn wireless networking on or off: ■ Wa r n in g Radio frequenc y wireles s comm unica tion can i nterfere with equi pment on c ommerci al aircraft . Current av iatio n regulat ion s req uir e wi rel es s devic es to be turne d off while traveling in an airplane . IEEE 802.1[...]

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37 www .eMachi nes.com • Using the DVD driv e •U s i n g a P C C a r d • V iewing th e display on a monito r , proje ctor , or television[...]

38 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 4: U sing Drives and P orts If your drive has this logo ... This is your drive type... Use your drive for ... Combinatio n DVD/CD-RW drive In stalling programs, playin g audio CDs, playin g DVDs , acces sing data, and reco rdin g music and data t o record able CDs. Y o u ca n no t us e t h is dri v e to create DVDs. R[...]

39 www .eMachi nes.com Using the DVD d rive T o insert a CD or DVD: 1 2 3 Caution When han dling CD s and DVDs , touch onl y the cent er and outside edg es. T ouching the reflec tive surfac e of the disc may da mage i t. For informati on about cle aning a CD or DVD, see “C leaning CDs or DVDs ” on page 66 . Important Some music CDs have co py p[...]

40 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 4: U sing Drives and P orts ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more inform ation about pl aying CDs, see “Listening to CDs” in Usi ng Y our Compute r which h as been includ ed on your hard dri ve. T o acce ss this gu ide, c lick Start , All Programs , then cl ick eMachin es Docume ntation . Ti ps & T [...]

41 www .eMachi nes.com Addin g and remo ving a PC Card T o insert a PC Card: ■[...]

42 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 4: U sing Drives and P orts T o remove a PC Card: 1 Stop 2 3 Important If the remove ha rdware ic on doe s not appea r on the taskbar , cli ck the sho w hidden icons button.[...]

43 www .eMachi nes.com Vie wing t he di splay on a proj ector or mon itor T o use a projector or ex ternal monitor: 1 2 3 4 5 Properties Important In s imultane ous mo de, if the res oluti on of your e xternal monitor or p rojecto r is less than the wide scree n LCD panel, your notebo ok aut o-adjus ts to an op timum resolutio n to support the ext [...]

44 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 4: U sing Drives and P orts 6 Settings 7 Attached 8 Apply 9 Scr een Re solu tion Color Quality 10 OK Important Pres s + to swi tch between viewi ng the display on the LCD panel and vi ewing the display on the p rojector or monitor . Important If an external m onitor o r projector i s connec ted and you close th e LCD [...]

45 www .eMachi nes.com • Checking an d rechar ging the b attery • Recali bratin g the batte ry • Cha nging b atterie s • Extendin g the lif e of the batte ry[...]

46 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 5: M anaging P ower ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Important If the power co rd or ba ttery icon do es not appear o n the task bar , click th e show hidd en ico ns butto n. If t he ic on still does not appear , make sure that Always show icon on the taskbar is checked o n the Power O ptions Properties Ad vance tab. For more [...]

47 www .eMachi nes.com Recharging the battery T o recalibrate the batter y: 1 2 3 Important If th e power c ord icon d oes no t appear on the tas kbar , click the show hidd en icons button. If the icon still does not appear , make sure that Always s how icon on the taskbar is checked on the Power Op tions Properties Adv ance tab. For more info rmat[...]

48 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 5: M anaging P ower 4 a Adjust Power Properties b Power Schemes c Power Schem es Always On d Alarms e Low b attery alarm Critical battery ala rm 5 6 7 a Adjust Power Properties b Power Schemes c Power Schem es Portable/Lap top d Alarms e Low battery alarm Critic al battery alarm Important D o not use your not ebook du[...]

49 www .eMachi nes.com Changing batteries T o replace the batter y: 1 2 3 Wa r n in g Danger of explos ion if bat tery is incorrectl y replace d. Replac e only with a batte ry spec ifically manufactu red for your eMac hines not ebook. Discard us ed batt eries accordin g to the m anufactu rer’s instruc tions . The batt ery used in this dev ice ma [...]

50 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 5: M anaging P ower 4 5 6 7[...]

51 www .eMachi nes.com Extendin g battery l ife ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation ab out us ing powe r manag ement settings, see “Chan ging Powe r-Savin g Setting s” in Using Y our Comp uter which has be en inc luded on yo ur hard drive. T o access th is gui de, cl ick Start , All Programs , then cl ick eMach[...]

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53 www .eMachi nes.com Extendin g battery l ife If your no tebook i s... ...and you w ant to. .. .. .then On Enter Standby mode Press . On Enter Hibernat e mode (mus t be activate d) Click Start , then clic k Tu r n O f f C o m p u t e r . Press and hold , then clic k Hi bernate . In Standby or Hibe rnat e mode Exit Standby or Hibernat e mode Press[...]

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55 www .eMachi nes.com • Addi ng and rep lacing memo ry • Replac ing th e hard dr ive[...]

56 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 6: U pgrading You r Notebook ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Important Befo re insta lling mem ory or repla cing the ha rd drive , you should re ad and u nderst and the i nformation in this sectio n. Wa r n in g T o avoid expos ure to da ngerous el ectrical v oltag es and moving p arts, turn off your notebook an d unplug the powe[...]

57 www .eMachi nes.com Adding o r replacing m emory T o add or replac e memory modules: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Memory[...]

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59 www .eMachi nes.com Adding o r replacing m emory 10 11 12 13 14 15 Important U se only mem ory mod ules des igned f or your eMachin es notebo ok.[...]

60 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 6: U pgrading You r Notebook T o replace the hard drive kit: 1 Start All Programs eMachines Docum entation 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Har d d riv e[...]

61 www .eMachi nes.com Replacin g the hard dri ve kit 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17[...]

62 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 6: U pgrading You r Notebook 18 19[...]

63 www .eMachi nes.com • Carin g for yo ur notebo ok • Cleanin g your note book • Protecting your notebook from viruses • Upd ating Win dows • Restoring your system[...]

64 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 7: M aintaining Y our Notebook ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■[...]

65 www .eMachi nes.com Cleaning y our notebook ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n in g W hen you sh ut d own y our note book , the pow er t urns o ff, but some e lectrical current sti ll flows throug h your notebook. T o avoid possi ble injury from el ectrical s hock, unplug th e pow er cord, modem cable, and network cable from the wall outlets.[...]

66 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 7: M aintaining Y our Notebook Caution A not ebook LCD scree n is ma de of spec ially coated glas s and can be scratc hed or dam aged by abrasive or ammonia -based glass cleaners .[...]

67 www .eMachi nes.com Protecting your com puter from v iruses ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation ab out mo difying s ecurity s ettings, see “Modif yi ng Security Se ttings ” in Us ing Y our Computer which ha s been inc luded on you r hard dri ve. T o access this guide , clic k Sta rt , All Programs , then c lick [...]

68 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 7: M aintaining Y our Notebook T o scan fo r viruses: 1 Start All Programs Norton AntiVi rus N orton AntiVirus 20 04 2 Scan for Viruses 3 Scan Scan for viru ses Scan[...]

69 www .eMachi nes.com Protecting your com puter from v iruses T o remove a vi rus: 1 2 3 T o update Norton AntiVirus: 1 2 Start All Programs Norton AntiVi rus LiveUpdate - Norton AntiV irus 3 4 Fini sh Important Y ou received a free lim ited t ime su bscri ption t o the N orton AntiV irus se rvice when you purc hased your no tebook . T o update N [...]

70 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 7: M aintaining Y our Notebook T o run Windows Update: 1 2 Start All Programs Window s Update 3 Help and Support For more informatio n abou t Windows U pdate in Windows XP , click Start , then clic k He lp and Support . T ype the key word in th e Hel pSpot Search box , then cli ck the arro w .[...]

71 www .eMachi nes.com • T roubleshoo ting typi cal hard ware a nd sof tware p roblems • Getting te lephon e suppo rt • Using automated tro ubleshootin g systems[...]

72 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ ■ ■ Wa r n in g Do not try to troubl eshoo t your proble m if po wer cords or plugs are d amaged, i f your no tebook was droppe d, or if the case w as dama ged. Ins tead, u nplug you r notebo ok and contac t a qua lified computer te chnic ian.[...]

73 www .eMachi nes.com First st eps ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more informatio n abou t trouble shooting , clic k Start , then cl ick Hel p and Suppo rt . T ype the key word in the Search box , then clic k the arrow .[...]

74 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng T o check IRQ us age: 1 Start Control Panel Performan ce and Main tenance 2 System Hardware Device Manager 3 View Resources by type Interrupt request (IRQ)[...]

75 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting T o free IRQ resources for the new device: 1 2 3 Disable ■ ■ Help and Support For more informatio n about IR Qs, click Start , then cli ck Help and Support . T ype the key word in the Search box , then clic k the arrow . Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions o n changin g the scre en reso lution, se e “[...]

76 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions o n changin g the di splay se ttings , see “Adjusting the sc ree n an d des kt op setti ngs ” in U sing Y our Computer which h as been inclu ded on y our hard drive. T o access this gu ide, cl ick Start , All Programs , then[...]

77 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions o n how to a djust t he volume contro l in Windows , see “Adjus ting the v olume ” in Using Y our Computer which h as been inclu ded on y our hard drive. T o access this gu ide, cl ick Start , All Programs , then[...]

78 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on play ing a DVD, see “P layi ng a DV D” on page 40 .[...]

79 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting T o restore deleted files: 1 Recycle Bin 2 Restore ■ Help and Support For more informatio n abou t restoring d eleted files, click Start , then cli ck Help and Sup port . T ype the key word in the Search box , then clic k the arrow . Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions on delet ing un necessa ry file s, s[...]

80 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ Recycle Bin Empty Recy cle Bin ■ ■ ■ Caution All dele ted files w ill be lost w hen you emp ty the Rec ycle Bin. Help and Support For more in formati on about file manage ment, cl ick Start , then cl ick Hel p and Suppo rt . T ype the keyw ord in the Sear ch bo x , then clic k the arrow [...]

81 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more informatio n abou t troublesh ooting Internet conne ctions, c lick Sta rt , then c lick Help and Sup port . T ype the keyw ord in the Search box , then cli ck the arro w .[...]

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83 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more informatio n abou t trouble shooting memo ry errors, click Start , then cli ck Help and Sup port . T ype the key word in the Se arch box , then clic k the arrow .[...]

84 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ T o check the dialing properties: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Phone and Mod em Options Dialing Rules 3 Edit 4 ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more in format ion about dia ling pro perties, cl ick Start , then cl ick Hel p and Suppo rt . T ype the key word in the Sear c[...]

85 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■[...]

86 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ ■ ■ ■ T o run modem diagnostics: 1 2 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 3 Phone and Mod em Options Modem s 4 Properties 5 Diagnostic Q uery M odem Help and Support For more in formation ab out mod em troubles hooting, c lick Start , then cli ck Help and Sup port . T ype the [...]

87 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting T o turn down the modem volume: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Phone and Mod em Options Modem s 3 Properties 4 Modem Speak er volume 5 OK ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■[...]

88 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ ■ Help and Support For more info rmatio n about netw ork trou blesh ooting , click Start , then cli ck Help and Sup port . T ype the key word in th e Search box , then cli ck the arro w .[...]

89 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ti ps & T ricks For more info rmation ab out us ing powe r manag ement settings, see “Chan ging Powe r-Savin g Setting s” in Using Y our Comp uter which has be en inc luded on yo ur hard drive. T o access th is gui de, cl ick Start , All Programs , then cl ick e[...]

90 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ ■ ■ ■ T o set a default printer: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Printers and F axes 3 Set as Defau lt Printer ■ ■ T o make sure that the printer is not set to work offline: 1 Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2 Printers and F axes[...]

91 www .eMachi nes.com Troubles hooting 3 Use Printer Offline Use Printer Offline ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more informatio n abou t printer troub lesho oting, cli ck Start , then cli ck Help and Sup port . T ype the keyw o rd in the Sear ch box , then c lick the arrow . Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions o n how to a djust t he v[...]

92 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Help and Support For more in formation ab out troubles hooting so und issues, click Start , then cl ick Help and Support . T ype the keywo rd in the Search box , then c lick the arrow . Ti ps & T ricks For instruc tions o n how to a djust the to uchpa d settings , see ?[...]

93 www .eMachi nes.com Telepho ne support ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n in g T o avoid bodily in jury , do not attempt to trou bleshoot y our not ebook probl em if: ■ Power cords o r plugs are damage d ■ Liquid has been s pille d into you r notebo ok ■ Y our noteboo k was droppe d ■ The case w as da mage d Instead, un plug [...]

94 www .eMachi nes.com Chapter 8: Tr oubleshooti ng ■ Resource Service description How to reach eMac hines Cust omer Ca re T al k to a eMac hines Custom er Car e represe ntative ab out a non-tu torial technica l support q uesti on. (See “Before call ing eM achines Custom er Care” on pa ge 93 before c alling.) United Sta tes: 801-401-14 19 6:0[...]

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96 www .eMachi nes.com Appen dix A: Safety , Regulator y, and Lega l Information ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n in g Always follow the se instru ctions to help gu ard agai nst personal i njury a nd dam age to you r eMach ines s ystem.[...]

97 www .eMachi nes.com ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n in g Do not use eMac hines pro ducts in areas cl assi fied as hazardous loca tions. S uch areas i nclud e patie nt care areas of medical and den tal facil ities, oxygen-la den envi ronme nts, or indu strial faci litie s. Wa r n in g T o reduce the risk of f ire, use only N o. 26 AW G or [...]

98 www .eMachi nes.com Appen dix A: Safety , Regulator y, and Lega l Information Wa r n in g Radio frequency wireles s comm unicatio n can in terfere wi th equipmen t on comm ercial air craft. Curre nt aviatio n reg ulati ons re quir e wirel ess de vices to be tur ned off wh ile traveling in an airplane. 802.1 1B (also k nown a s wirele ss Ethernet[...]

99 www .eMachi nes.com Caution Only use drive rs appro ved for t he country in whic h the device wil l be us ed. See the e Machi nes W eb site at www .eMac hines. com , o r conta ct eMachi nes Cus tomer Care for ad ditional i nformat ion. Important Eve ry coun try has dif ferent rest riction s on the us e of wireless de vice s. Since y our system i[...]

100 www .eMachi nes.com Appen dix A: Safety , Regulator y, and Lega l Information ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Caution In order to comply wi th FCC req uirements th is tran smitter must not be operate d (or co-loc ated) i n conjunc tion with any other tran smitt er or antenna in stalle d in the no tebook. Caution Changes or modific ation s not expre ssly ap[...]

101 www .eMachi nes.com ■ ■ Wa r n in g The lamp in t his disp lay conta ins merc ury . Do not put in trash . Recyc le or dispo se as hazardous waste. Hg[...]

102 www .eMachi nes.com Appen dix A: Safety , Regulator y, and Lega l Information Caution T o pr event radi o interf erence to l icens ed servic e or co-chann el Mob ile Sate llite sys tems , this devi ce is intend ed to be opera ted ind oors an d away fro m windo ws to provide ma ximu m shieldi ng. Equip ment (or it s transm it ant enna) that is i[...]

103 www .eMachi nes.com ■ ■ ■ ■ Wa r n in g T o avoid electric al shoc k o r equipm ent m alfun ction do not attempt to make ele ctrical grou nd connecti ons by yours elf. Contact t he appropri ate inspec tion autho rity or a n electrici an, as app ropriate .[...]

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105 www .eMachi nes.com Wa r n in g Use of controls or adjustm ents o r perform ance of procedures other than th ose spe cified in this manua l may result in h azardo us radiatio n expo sure. T o prevent exposure to laser be ams, d o not try to o pen the encl osure of a CD or D VD drive. ENERGY ST AR[...]

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