I tried to dual boot my Acer swift 3 with linux ( Debian ). I partitioned my disk with windows first then access UEFI to boot from USB. I disable secure boot, set a password. I then restarted and booted on the usb. I did the install everything went well.
On restart i tried to access UEFI but i am left with a black screen with white dash.
I still can boot on windows. I then erased the partion containing linux from windows disk manager but it changes nothing.
Any idea why it is impossible to access BIOS
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I like the computer but if i am stuck with Windows it is of no use at all for me
It didn't work. Just to make sure you understand the problem, i was able to enter BIOS before to install linux. When i tried to go back to BIOS after then i have the problem with black screen and white dash.
Windows is still starting. There was probably a conflict between GRUB and UEFI.......... but i am a linux user since many years and don't know much about Wincrap...
I'm starting to miss my old Toshiba Satellite!!!!!!!
Acer Swift 3
Intel i5 8250u 8th gen
8gb ram
256ssd
intel hd620 graphic
I think the model number should be something like SF314-52
NX.GSHAA.001
the previous number i gave you seems to be in fact: SF315-51 518SWhat is funny is that, from what i recall the BIOS version is 1.06 on my machine and for this model on the acer website the latest update is 1.04....
I have my laptop and it is a SF314-52-52V8
I checked the models on the website and the model i gave you earlier was matching but on my machine that's the info i can find
The thing is that it takes a special screwdriver to open this laptop. Like little stars that i don t have............
I am starting to really regret that purchase. I didn't check if it was working well with linux because i tought theses days it was not a problem anymore but if i had read all the problems i found concerning this laptop with linux i would never have bought it.......
It feel like i have a piece of junk i paid 1000$...............
OK, forget what I said earlier. Do NOT open the machine to screw around with clearing the BIOS. If Padgett's KB suggestion doesn't work, then as a last resort try to reset the machine to factory-fresh by the ALT+F10 cold boot method shown here