Acer GraviSense Acer GraviSense is an innovative utility designed to further protect your data by automatically moving the read/write heads of the Acer notebook’s hard disk away from the storage disk (this is known as “parking” the heads) in the event that sudden shock is detected. Acer GraviSense can also be set to activate an alarm in case the notebook is moved by an unauthorized person.
Using Acer GraviSense You can launch Acer GraviSense in a number ways: Start >of (All) Programs > Acer GraviSense. • From the Start menu, go to Start > All programs GraviSense Start > (All) Programs>> Acer Acer GraviSense . • When Acer GraviSense is running, an icon
will display in the task tray. Move the cursor on the icon to identify Acer GraviSense. Left click or right click on the icon to open a context menu.
Protecting the HDD Right click on the tray icon to activate this feature and select HDD protection.
This function will park the HDD heads in the event that any sudden vibration or movement which exceeds the level tolerated by the HDD is detected.
Anti-Theft Right click on the tray icon to activate this feature and select Anti-Theft.
When enabled, this feature will sound an alarm if the notebook is moved. This feature is passwordprotected to prevent unauthorized access.
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