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Acer Empowering Technology
Acer’s innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage
your new Acer notebook. It features the following handy utilities:
q Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced encryption algorithms.
q Acer eLock Management limits access to external storage media.
q Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory and
registry settings.
q Acer eRecovery Management backs up/recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely.
q Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts settings easily.
q Acer ePower Management extends battery power via versatile usage profiles.
q Acer ePresentation Management connects to a projector and adjusts display settings conveniently.
For more information, press the < > key to launch the Empowering Technology menu, then click on the
appropriate utility and select the Help function.
Acer eDataSecurity Management
Acer eDataSecurity Management is handy file encryption utility that protects your files from being accessed by
unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy
data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for MSN Messenger and Microsoft Outlook.