Windows Tablets

[walrjust]

I recently bought a Aspire Switch 10 SW5-012-10JS how do I get windows 64bit on it? I have tried booting using an external DVD drive and also with a usb. None seem to work.

[IronFly]

i don't think is worth to install an x64 system on 2GB ram device.

by the way, you must enter BIOS pressing F2 at boot

set a supervisor password

on BOOT section, change Secure Boot to Disabled

Set the DVD as first boot devive

EXIT saving changes

[walrjust]

64bit OS has same footprint as 32bit... I did try the things you said above, didn't work.

[IronFly]

on BIOS

enable secure boot

then go to Security

tap on Erase All Secure Boot settings

disable again secure boot

Exit and Save changes

if still doesn't boot fomr the external DVD, please be sure to have AC adapter connected to the USB DVD.

if still doesn't work:

I was able to boot from USB pen on a SW05-011, so try to make a bootable USB Pen with Rufus from an .iso image of your DVD, setting GPT+EFI as partition scheme and format as FAT32.

[walrjust]

I did try using a memory stick aswell. I made a bootable memory stick.. The program I use made it ntfs I formated to fat32 and copied files on it again. The DVDs and the usb both show up in Windows. Did you use a 64bit system?

[IronFly]

i don't remember to be honest.

[IronFly]

Ok, i was able to boot Ubuntu x64 LIVE with bootia32.efi on folder EFI/BOOT

http://community.acer.com/t5/Notebooks-Netbooks/Acer-Aspire-Switch-10-amp-Ubuntu/td-p/264248

[walrjust]

So how did you do that and could I use that technique with Windows 8 64bit?

[IronFly]

i don't know if you can apply to Windows.

Download this:

https://github.com/jfwells/linux-asus-t100ta/blob/master/boot/bootia32.efi

and copy this file to EFI/BOOT folder inside your USB pen, where you burnt the windows .iso