Other computers, such as Lenovo, have a setting in their firmware to be put into Linux mode. It'd be really nice if Acer had this too. I only use Linux and my Acer laptop was a terrible choice. If the laptop goes to sleep it often (not always) won't wake back up and needs to be rebooted. I thought it was a problem with Linux, but after some trouble shooting and some research it's clearly a problem with the firmware.
So I am kindly asking Acer to improve their firmware so that running Linux on their devices is an option. Until then, I highly recommend avoiding Acer computers if you are planning to use Linux (not including the Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL).
[Edited the thread to add model name to the title]