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Battery status
1.The quick menu shows the remaining battery life based on current usage. 
2.You can also launch the Acer ePower Management application and refer to the Battery status panel 
located just below the power plans. 
3.Click the Battery tab to view remaining battery life, battery status, and remaining battery life in standby 
and hibernate modes.
Acer eDataSecurity Management  (only for certain models)
Acer eDataSecurity Management is an encryption utility that protects your files...

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If you set a different password to encrypt a file, but you forgot the encryption password, you can use the 
Master Password to decrypt the file.
NOTE: The password used to encrypt a file is the unique key that the system needs to decrypt it. If you lose 
the password, the Master Password is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. If you lose both 
passwords, there will be no way to decrypt your encrypted file! Be sure to safeguard all related 
passwords!
Acer eRecovery Management...

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Back up factory default to CD/DVD
Back up drivers and applications to CD/DVD
Create user backup
Manage user backups
Restore:
Restore system to factory default
Reinstall applications/drivers
Restore system from user backup
Password settings
To use the password protection feature of Acer eRecovery Management to protect your data, you must first set 
the Empowering Technology password. To set the password, refer to the section Empowering Technology 
password.
For more information, please refer...

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Acer eSettings Management 
Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications, set BIOS passwords and modify 
boot options.
Acer eSettings Management also:
Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigation. 
Prints and saves hardware specifications.
Lets you set an asset tag for your system. 

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Windows Mobility Center
The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related system settings in one easy-to-find place, so you can 
quickly configure your Acer system to fit the situation as you change locations, networks or activities. Settings 
include display brightness, volume, power plan, wireless networking on/off, external display settings, 
synchronization status and presentation settings.
Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like sharing folders...

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Using the System Utilities
Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible)
NOTE: This feature is only available on certain models.
To enable the dual monitor feature of the notebook, first ensure that the second monitor is connected, then 
select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on Settings. Select the secondary monitor (2) icon in the 
display box and then click the check box Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor. Finally, click 
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NOTE: Please ensure that the resolution setting of the second monitor is set to the manufacturers 
recommended value. 

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
Throttling 50%: On= 99 C; OFF=93 C
OS shut down at 105 C; H/W shot down at 110 .C
 
ItemSpecification
CPU type Aspire 8730/8730Z Series: Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor 
P8400 (2.26GHz)/T5900 (2.2GHz)/T5800 (2.0 GHz)/T3400 (2.16 
GHz)
Aspire 8530 Series: AMD Athlon™ X2 dual-core mobile processor 
1.9GHz
AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra dual-core mobile processor 2.1 GHz/2.3GHz
Core logic Aspire 8730/8730Z: Mobile Intel® PM45/GM45 Express Chipset...

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NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various 
capacities to form other combinations. On above table, the configuration of slot 1 and slot 2 could be 
reversed.
  Memory Combinations
Slot 1Slot 2Total Memory
0MB 512MB 512MB
0MB 1024MB 1024MB
0MB 2048MB 2048MB
512MB 512MB 1024MB
512MB 1024MB 1536MB
512MB 2048MB 2560MB
1024MB 0MB 1024MB
1024MB 512MB 1536MB
1024MB 1024MB 2048MB
1024MB 2048MB 3072MB
2048MB 0MB 2048MB
2048MB 512MB 2560MB
2048MB...

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Wireless Module 802.11b/g/n
ItemSpecification
Chipset Aspire 8730/8730Z: Lan Intel WLAN 533AN_MMWG 
Shirley Peak/Foxconn Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Ralink 
RT2700E 1x2 BGN
Aspire 8530: Foxconn Wireless LAN Atheros AR5B91 1x2 
BGN/Foxconn Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Ralink 
RT2700E 1x2 BGN
Data throughput 11~54 Mbps, up to 270 Mbps for Draft-N
Protocol 802.11b+g, Draft-N
Interface PCI bus (mini PCI socket for wireless module)
Hard Disk Drive Interface
Item
Vendor & 
Model NameWD1600BEVT-
22ZCT0...