Technical information

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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:
AcerPower F6
• Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts settings easily.
• Acer eLock Management limits access to external storage media.
• Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced encryption
algorithms.
• Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory
and registry settings.
• Acer eAcoustics Management offers a useful tool to balance your computing power needs with
your desired level of quietness.
• Acer eRecovery Management backs up and recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely.
Aspire E560/T660
• Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced encryption
algorithms.
• Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory
and registry settings.
• Acer eRecovery Management backs up and recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely.
For more information, press the key to launch the Empowering Technology menu, then click
on the appropriate utility and select the Help or Tutorial function.
Empowering Technology password
Before using Acer eLock Management and Acer eRecovery Management, you must initialize the
Empowering Technology password. Right-click on the Empowering Technology toolbar and
select “Password Setup” to do so. If you do not initialize the Empowering Technology password,
you will be prompted to do so when running Acer eLock Management or Acer eRecovery
Management for the first time.