4Empowering Technology Acer ePower Management (for selectedmodels)Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface forconfiguring your power management options. To access this utility, select "AcerePower Management" from the Empowering Technology toolbar, run theprogram from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in Start menu,or right-click the Windows power icon in the system tray and select "AcerePower Management".Using power plansAcer ePower Management comes with three predefined power plans: Balanced,High performance and Power saver. You can also create customized powerplans. You can create, switch between, edit, delete and restore power plans, asdescribed below.View and adjust settings for On Battery and Plugged In modes by clicking theappropriate tabs. You can open Windows power options by clicking "MorePower Options".Note: You cannot delete the predefined power plans.To create a new power plan:Creating customized power plans allows you to save and quickly switch to apersonalized set of power options.1 Click the Create Power Plan icon.2 Enter a name for your new power plan.3 Choose a predefined power plan to base your customized plan on.4 If necessary, change the display and sleep settings you want your computerto use.5 Click "OK" to save your new power plan.To switch between power plans:1 Select the power plan you wish to switch to from the drop-down list.2 Click "Apply".To edit a power plan:Editing a power plan allows you to adjust system settings like LCD brightnessand CPU speed. You can also turn on/off system components to extend batterylife.
