Is there no option to swap from UFEI to Legacy BIOS in Acer Swift 3 - SF315-52-b8a4

p0tt34
p0tt34 Member Posts: 5

Tinkerer

edited November 2023 in 2020 Archives
Hello, I have an Acer Swift 3, Model SF315-52-b8a4. I am working with trying to swap from UFEI to Legacy Bios. I was able to disable Secure Boot, but no matter what I do, I cannot find anything that will make the option to swap UFEI to Legacy Bios mode. Any ideas why?

Answers

  • Gawain
    Gawain Member Posts: 373 Seasoned Practitioner WiFi Icon
    edited October 2020
    i have an earlier swift than yours, and there is no option to do - what it is you're trying to achieve?
  • p0tt34
    p0tt34 Member Posts: 5

    Tinkerer

    I work with Arise and needed to boot with a USB secure OS (They call it Arise Secure Desktop) - I had everything good to go and disabled Secure Boot but then nothing about swapping to Legacy BIOS.
  • Gawain
    Gawain Member Posts: 373 Seasoned Practitioner WiFi Icon
    and this software definitely won't work with uefi? (if it can, then enable f12 boot option in bios by adding an admin password to allow you to enable it, then tap away on f12 on boot with the usb stick plugged in to give boot options)
  • p0tt34
    p0tt34 Member Posts: 5

    Tinkerer

    I am going to try to use a 32 GB flash drive (I was using a mini sd card that was 32 GB) but it will try it out later.
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 35,007 Trailblazer
    Yes, you can't boot from an SD card, but USB should work.
    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • p0tt34
    p0tt34 Member Posts: 5

    Tinkerer

    So, I bought a USB drive and it works beautifully. No issues whatsoever.