From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 17 21:44:02 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CAE8DD4 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:44:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x22f.google.com (mail-ig0-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::22f]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8D4B2D0A for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:44:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ig0-f175.google.com with SMTP id r2so8495371igi.2 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:44:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=etmNF43UC8rQ+WoZMD0FxUTPC1brAe/J1FI03IXKB7I=; b=tWMFgzEU0fOkRSW3ThkW4S2S4KCv2tu3Eh6fs5eO+fYmcE2rIwyhOxb4UwW8HFtR3Z Ur2eQOYyuZIFYaMLeM050Gv7iCDx+952lTWtg23gvXcJSSWBHyyI0Vtn1K205gelFaxM 7wEU6xObuKrlsZNa4CaQksdpOCBPSXTmte5TSbGTErjF9sXqwU/3NcGzIirnfQG9vpn5 fdIOZJnxZk4bmQPCX4rmV0rAV4oILALF+4Zepzmh0nsA627Fi1UFZEEJMdsfK5IYLz99 9qa3Yih78ZsSTWuJMUP4/4LdroYdJJFP/UBC5mFCyzgc497SbI3qcZhaFqKRSzZH1AtN TmfA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.80.75 with SMTP id u11mr21188889ick.44.1421531041998; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:44:01 -0800 (PST) Sender: christopher.maness@gmail.com Received: by 10.107.14.213 with HTTP; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:44:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <54BAD554.6040404@gmail.com> References: <20150117211404.4590a9a9@curlew.lan> <54BAD554.6040404@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:44:01 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: sN6BHB44cIFdk2SZQtB4HuwvZs4 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Acer Aspire AXC-603-UB17 From: Chris Maness To: jd1008 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:44:02 -0000 Yes, I have done all of this. Now it is letting me into the BIOS, but it is still ignoring the boot sequence. I have tried several boot CD's and DVD's. It just ignores them despite the BIOS settings. The BIOS in the computer is very simple. Not too many options like the server boards I am used to. Regards, Chris Maness On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 1:34 PM, jd1008 wrote: > > On 01/17/2015 02:21 PM, Chris Maness wrote: > >> Yea, I am not sure what would happen at that point. If I could get it to >> boot anything, I would just write zeros to the hard drive. I am >> irritated, >> and just want to take it back. However, it seems that most of the mom and >> pop computer stores have gone away. I guess I have to make a special trip >> to fry's and waste a lot of money. Too bad I have to get this done this >> weekend or I would just by something online. >> >> Regards, >> Chris >> >> On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Mike Clarke > > >> wrote: >> >> On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:00:37 -0800 >>> Chris Maness wrote: >>> >>> Moreover, after going through the setup, Windows seemed to have hijacked >>>> the whole boot process, and I can't even get into the BIOS. What is the >>>> deal? Does M$ have some kind of deal with Acer to make it impossible to >>>> install another OS? I have never purchased a computer with the OS >>>> >>> already >>> >>>> on it. I have always built my own PC's, but for $209 I figured it >>>> >>> couldn't >>> >>>> be beat. >>>> >>>> Has anyone else had a similar experience with ultra cheapie Windows >>>> >>> boxes? >>> >>> It might be interesting to see if you can get into the BIOS after >>> disconnecting the hard drive. >>> >>> -- >>> Mike Clarke >>> >>> >>> > Sorry if you have already tried this, but > > have you done this: > > power on and press F2 button. > > If that gives you the BIOS menu, then from there you should be able to > find a tab for boot order and change it so that the internal HD is > possibly the > 3rd in the list rather than the first. > Be sure that cd drive and (if listed in the list), external USB drive, are > first and second, according to your preference. > Let the list know the results. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >