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Chapter 1
Acer ePerformance Management
Note:
Always close the Media Center Edition program before launching Acer ePerformance Management.
Acer ePerformance Management offers you a simple-to-use tool to maximize your PC’s performance.
Acer ePerformance Management enables you to optimize your PC’s memory, check memory usage to see if an
upgrade is needed, optimize your HDD, and perform other functions to enhance the computer’s bootup, shutdown
and network performance.
You can launch Acer ePerformance Management in two ways:
1. On the Windows task bar, click
Start
>
(All) Programs
>
Empowering Technology
>
Acer ePerformance
Management
.
2. Click on the Acer ePerformance Management icon n the
Empowering Technology
tool bar from your desktop
which can be shown by pressing the Empowering Key.
This will open the Acer ePerformance Management main page.
Acer ePerformance Management Main Page
The Acer ePerformance Management main page allows you to
Execute Express Optimization
to quickly
optimize your system.
Click
Show
at the bottom of the page to display the advanced optimization options:
Memory
,
Disk
and
Speed
.
Memory Optimization
Here, you can view your system’s current memory usage. You can also optimize the memory usage by clicking
Optimize
.
Memory Usage Check
When using your computer, you can check to see if a memory upgrade is advised by clicking
Check
. For the most
accurate results, check memory usage when your computer is in a normal working setting - checking just after
bootup, for example, will not yield an accurate report.
Speed Optimization
The five functions listed under Speed Optimization improve the overall performance of your computer.
1.
Turbo Startup
streamlines the startup process for faster booting.
2.
Turbo Shutdown
streamlines the shutdown process.
3.
Performance Enhancement
improves general performance.
4.
Disk Defragmentation
defragments the HDD while your computer is idle.
5.
Network Booster
improves network performance.
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