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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 from being accessed by 
unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick data 
encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for Lotus Notes and...

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passwords, there will be no way to decrypt your encrypted file! Be sure to safeguard all related 
passwords!
Acer eRecovery Management 
Acer eRecovery Management is a versatile backup utility. It allows you to create full or incremental backups, 
burn the factory default image to optical disc, and restore from previously created backups or reinstall 
applications and drivers. By default, user-created backups are stored to the D: drive. 
Acer eRecovery Management provides you with:
Backup:...

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NOTE: If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery 
Managements Backup factory default to CD/DVD feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD. To 
ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management, 
detach all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including your Acer 
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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.
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Using the System Utilities
Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models)
Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution is a multi-purpose fingerprint software package integrated with the 
Microsoft Windows operating system. Utilizing the uniqueness of ones fingerprint features, Acer Bio-
Protection Fingerprint Solution has incorporated protection against unauthorized access to your computer with 
centralized password management with Password Bank, easy music player launching with Acer MusicLaunch,...

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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 
Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to complete the process.
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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 AMD Turion™ 64X2 dual-core processor, AMD Athlon™ 64X2 
dual-core processor, Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor 
Core logic AMD M780G Chipset
CPU package  Socket S1/Socket A/D
CPU core voltage  1.35V to 1.50V
CPU Fan True Value Table
DTS(degree C)Fan Speed (rpm)Acoustic Level (dBA)
45-50 0-3000 29
55-66 0-3300 33
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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 256MB 256MB
0MB 512MB 512MB
0MB 1024MB 1024MB
0MB 2048MB 2048MB
256MB 256MB 512MB
256MB 512MB 768MB
256MB 1024MB 1280MB
256MB 2048MB 2304MB
512MB 256MB 768MB
512MB 512MB 1024MB
512MB 1024MB 1536MB
512MB 2048MB 2560MB
1024MB 0MB 1024MB...