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[BIGeyeGT]

Got a brand new ACER V3-731

Win8 Preloaded

Formatted the HDD and want to instal Win7 Ultimate 64Bit

The following error keep coming up asa i Start The PC up:

NO Bootable Device, Hit any key

Any Suggestions?

[freeza]

Good day

Go to the bios and change the secure mode from UEFI to legacy and then disable the secure mode.

Regards,

Freeza

[BIGeyeGT]

Hi Thanks for the Reply

I CANNOT access the BIOS no matter which keys or combination of keys i use

I think i'm screwed here

[BIGeyeGT]

HA Got it!!!!!

One finger on F2 key

With ANOTHER finger press start button

IMMEDIATELY start pressing f2 every SECOND

You can even start pressing F2 ...BEFORE you press start/power button (it will do no harm)

SO like this....

PRESS F2, PRESS POWER BUTTON, WAIT 1 SECOND PRESS F2,WAIT 1 SECOND PRESS F2,WAIT 1 SECOND PRESS F2,WAIT 1 SECOND PRESS F2,

Worked like a charm

Windows 7 Now loading after changes to HHD Mode and BIOS changed to legacy

[fopetesl]

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freeza wrote:

Good day

Go to the bios and change the secure mode from UEFI to legacy and then disable the secure mode.

Regards,

Freeza

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Doesn't work for me.  Brand new V3-731 today.

I can turn UEFI off and onto  Legacy but the Secure Mode mode is [Disabled] and greyed out in both modes.

I want to set up dual boot Win 7 & Win 8.

I daren't repartition the hard drive until I can boot into Legacy Mode.

Help!

[martin1956]

Hi,

I have the same problem, but i can press F2 so many times i want, i can get in the bios.

only what i get is  no bootable device error...

please help.

[Nextbest]

Same problem for me also - I realize I need to change security settings in the BIOS to allow CD to boot but I cannot get into the BIOS.  Has anyone found a resolution yet?  Previous solution of holding F2 key before pwering on doesn't work for me.

Thanks

[Nextbest]

Finally got the machine booting and gained access to BIOS using the info at the following link:  http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/tkb/articleprintpage/tkb-id/Beta_OS@tkb/article-id/177

Good luck!

[Alan-London]

If secure boot is greyed out, temporarily set a supervisor password > disable secure boot > clear supervisor password.

[fopetesl]

Ah. Ha! Nice one Alan

A valuable tip that