E-Machines etower - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 5

You may be better off adding a new Ethernet card instead since this model has had onboard ethernet problems in the past. I have even had to remove ethernet chips from these PC's just to get the computer running again. Ethernet cards are dirt cheap and quite easy to buy at office max, office depot, bestbuy, walmart and other places.

Yes, you can install up to 4 HD drives...

upgrade to windows 7 or windows server 2008 not vista

OK,

Plug in your mouse and restart your computer. When the computer restarts the mouse should work.

Hope this helps

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Most ethernet adaptors on older pc's are still faster than most peoples maximum download speed, but yes, pci ethernet cards sell from about £5 if you wish to buy a new 1

my advise would be to try the update device driver, from the control panel.
Strip machine and get teh make and model number from the MotherBoard - then google for the drivers.

http://www.driverguide.com/ is a good place to start for the drivers.

Etower 500is comes from the factory with an RJ-11 (phone, modem) jack instead of the required Ethernet jack (RJ-45). You'll need to replace the Modem card with an (Ethernet) network adapter similar to this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/D-Link+-+Desktop+10/100+PCI+Network+Card/3863251.p;jsessionid=52E4BE2D0D71CBD775129E28E65DB94F.bbolsp-app03-31?id=1051384161297&skuId=3863251

Hi, you can try rolling back your operating system to a time before the problem started, by starting in safe mode. To do this press the ESC button during bootup and select start in safe mode, once there you can select this option.
If this dos'nt work you will need to reinstall the operating system, unfortunately you will need an operating CD for this.

In short. NO
this pc has a maximum memory capacity of 256mb.
With the maximum memory installed and a bigger hard drive it would run with windows xp, but would be very slow, but with 2nd user pc so cheap you could buy a cheap tower/screen/kb and mouse very cheap.
check ebay

Hi,

The maximum ram you can put is 256mb. Your machine comes with two memory slots. You have take whatever that is in the memory slots and replace them with 2 pieces of 128mb module. Each module will cost around $13.

Hope this helps!

Suggestion is that you see if the problem is the Power On switch, or the Power Supply.

Before you begin;

Check the power coming to the computer. Make sure the power cord for the power supply, is plugged into a working receptacle.

Point in case.
I have now run into three surge protectors where just One receptacle, in that surge protector was bad.

"Hmmm, surge protector power on light is on.
Monitors, printer, and router are plugged into the surge protector, and they are receiving power. Surge protector must be good."

NOT!

Check THE receptacle that the computer is plugged into. One way is to use a table lamp, or similar device, and plug it into THAT receptacle.

The method to check whether the problem is the Power On switch, or the Power Supply, is to use a jumper on the Soft Power On.

Using the jumper the Power Supply comes on, you have a bad Power On switch.

Using the jumper the Power Supply does Not come on, you have a bad Power Supply.

The eMachines eTower 677ir desktop computer, uses a TriGem Anaheim-3 motherboard,

http://www.elhvb.com/mboards/TriGem/profile/anaheim-3/Ana3_304176.htm

You will be dealing with the 20-pin ATX main power cable connector.

Plugs into the white female 20-pin connector on the motherboard, next to the ram memory slots.

[Shown in the above link photo.

You can enlarge the photo of the motherboard, if you wish for more clarity.
Right-click on the photo of the motherboard.

In the drop down list Left-click on - Save Image As
In the small window that comes up, look down at the heading - File name:

To the right of the heading File name: is a box with
304176-360 in it.
Put your mouse cursor right after the 0 in 304176-360

Left-click twice. Type - TriGem Anaheim-3
Go below, and left-click on Save.

This should go to your My Pictures folder.
I believe 304176-360 TriGem Anaheim-3 will be easier to find than just 304176-360.

Double-click on the file name.
In the window go to the bottom, and left-click on the Zoom In icon. Looks like a magnifying glass with a plus sign in it. ( + ]

This is what a 20-pin ATX main power cable, and it's respective connector looks like,

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#atxmain20

Viewing the photo to the far Right you will see a wire with Green insulation on it.
This is the Soft Power On wire.

ANY Black wire you see is a Ground wire.

A jumper wire is used to jump across from the Soft Power On wire, to ANY Ground wire.

The connection is a BRIEF one.
It is a Momentary Contact.

(The Power On switch is a Momentary Contact Switch)

You touch the jumper wire for no more than 2 seconds.

Viewing the photo to the far right, you are viewing the back of the connector.
The back of the connector is where the wires go in.

This is where the jumper wire goes.

One end of the jumper wire, will go down into the socket hole that has the Green wire, and the other end will go down into a socket hole with a Black wire.
(ANY Black wire. They are all Ground wires)

I use a jumper wire made from a wire, such as is used on the Power Supply power cable wires.
Same gauge (Size), and has insulation on it.

The jumper wire is approximately 3 inches long, and is bent into a U shape.
Each end of the wire has approximately 1/2 inch of insulation removed.
The bare wire ends are then twisted into a point.

The bare end of the jumper wire has to go pretty far down into the socket hole, in order to make a connection.

It goes down into the socket hole right next to the wire.

At the end of the wires that go down into the 20-pin connector, is a metal terminal. (Socket style)
The bare end of the jumper wire Must touch that metal terminal.

My method is to have the computer unplugged from power.
Insert one bare end of the jumper wire down into the Green wire socket hole. (Soft Power On)

Make Sure the bare end of the jumper wire is contacting the metal terminal.

I then plug the computer into power, and insert the other end down into ANY Black wire socket hole.

It is just a brief touch. No more than 2 seconds.

You may wish to use a glove on the hand that holds the jumper wire.
There Will be a Spark.

The Voltage is 5 Volts DC for the Soft Power On.
Two C cell flashlight batteries produce 3 Volts DC.

It isn't a real safety hazard as you can see, but I wanted you to be forewarned about the spark in advance, so you don't freak out.

If you jump the Soft Power On, and the Power Supply comes on, you have a bad Power On switch.

If you jump the Soft Power On, and the Power Supply does Not come on, you have a bad Power Supply.

(Make Sure the bare ends of the jumper wire, Touch the metal terminals, down in the 20-pin ATX main power cable connector)

The Power On switch is located inside the plastic Power On button.
This is an example of a Power On switch that I have found fits many computers,

http://www.directron.com/atxswitch.html

For any questions you may have regarding your problem, please post in a Comment.
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hi kcella
pls gothrough the link u can download all relevent drivers
http://list.driverguide.com/list/company365/page2/index.html

replace the file, with a new one
you can find it on the web

bad news there is no chance this is a realy old machine with

• Installed Memory: 32 MB (SDRAM)
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 SE
• HDD Size: 7.5 GB if you are still using this ancient machien then It realy is time to upgrade
  

go to control panel there u get windows upgrade there u click it then it will upgrade ok

yes you can tere are a few tricks to get by so ou can but im 100% confident you can. Just make sure you save all your drivers

Ok - here we go - try going to the mother boards website and updating the motherboard at the Emachines website.

The eMachines eTower 600is uses an Intel Celeron III processor that operates at a maximum frequency rate of 600MegaHertz. (600MHz)

http://www.emachines.com/support/product_support.html?cat=Desktops&subcat=eTower%20Series&model=eTower_600is

The Intel Celeron 600 uses a Socket 370 processor socket.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Celeron_microprocessors#.22Coppermine-128.22_.28180_nm.29

There is a locking arm on the side of the Socket 370 processor socket, that is unlocked by easing the arm over to one side to clear a lock tab, then the arm is lifted up to remove the processor.

Example of a Socket 370 processor socket,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_370

The eMachines eTower 600is uses an Intel 810 chipset, for the motherboard chipset.
[Chip and Chipset are slang terms used for Integrated Circuit, or IC]

The Intel 810 chipset, supports processors with a 66MegaHertz Front Side Bus. (66MHz FSB), or 100MHz FSB.

In an additional link, I will give a recommendation of where to buy an Intel Celeron 600, that uses a 66MHz FSB.
I'm not advertising for this place, it's just a place I have used, and have had good results.

Also information on the Intel 810 chipset.

You could also use an Intel Celeron 700MHz processor, but better still you could use an Intel Pentium III 933MHz processor.

Pentium's typically have Two times, the L2 cache that a comparable Celeron has.The more L2 cache a processor has, the faster it's going to process information.

I also know it will work because out in my shop I have an eMachines T1090, that has an Intel 810 chipset, uses a Socket 370 processor socket, and has an Intel Pentium III 933MHz processor in it.
(Made in 2001, and still works good to this day)

The Intel Pentium III 933MHz processor uses a 100MHz FSB.
The Intel 810 chipset supports processors that have either a 66MHz FSB, or a 100MHz FSB.

If you are not familiar with computer hardware technology, then I have just thrown a whole lot of information at you that is unfamiliar.

Should you like me to break down the information, I would be glad to. Just state so in a Comment.

change ur processor and ram and then check it

better just add few more ram and try