ACER ASPIRE E5-511- ADD BOOT DEVICE IN UEFI MODE.
HI. I bought an Acer Aspire E5-511 notebook with Linux preinstalled. I want to install windows 8.1.
I created with Rufus a GPT bootable USB flash with win8.1 image. In UEFI mode the laptop cannot reconize the USB, I turned off secure boot, put the USB-HDD on top of boot priority but in vain.
In legacy BIOS mode I can boot and install the windows , but the touchpad mouse does not work, only USB mouse functions.
How can I add USB flash to boot in UEFI mode ?
Thank you in advance.
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You did it right, but sometimes USB interfaces are not recognised by the system, i had some problems with a pair of USB pen that didn't work as boot device but another one worked smoothly.
just remember to have your HDD or USB pen formated as FAT32.
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You did it right, but sometimes USB interfaces are not recognised by the system, i had some problems with a pair of USB pen that didn't work as boot device but another one worked smoothly.
just remember to have your HDD or USB pen formated as FAT32.
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Hello,
I bought the same notebook and a have the exact same problem. Did you find out how to set up Windows 8.1?
Thank you.
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Do you mean boot USB pen on UEFI?I'm not an Acer employee.0
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No, I mean the USB flash drive. I am aking if he found a solution on how to install windows 8.1 from the usb stck.
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if you have an .iso image, you can use rufus to create a bootable USB pen.
http://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US
must be formated to FAT32 and must be bootable for UEFI only.
keep in mind, that some USB pens have compatibility problem as i wrote in my past post.
remember to disable secure boot too from BIOS.
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