Acer 9120 Laptop User Manual


 
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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:
T Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced encryption algorithms.
T Acer eLock Management limits access to external storage media.
T Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory and
registry settings.
T Acer eRecovery Management backs up and recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely.
T Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts settings easily.
T Acer eNet Management hooks up to location-based networks intelligently.
T Acer ePower Management extends battery power via versatile usage profiles.
T 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 protexts 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 Messager and Microsoft
Outlook.
The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for a suvervisor password and default
encryption. This encryption will be used to encrypt files by default, or you can choose to enter your won file-
specific password when encrypting a file.
NOTE: The password used encrypt a file is the unique key that the system needs to decrypt it. If you lose the
password, the supervisor password is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. If you lose both
passwords, there will be no way to decrypt your encryped file! Be sure to safeguard all related
passwords!