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General => On Topic => Topic started by: newtusmaximus on February 21, 2019, 01:17:52 PM
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Pensioner has an Acer Aspire E5-511 (4GB RAM) 500 GB HDD 64 bit Intel CPU, currently on Win 10. Originally sold with Win 8
Given me 8GB USB stick on which I am to load LL4.2 for him to try out live i.e insert into usb port and boot up lappy without him having to do anything else. Trying to avoid confusion for him ( and me :) ).
Which Iso should I down load? EFi version or standard please.?
Thanks.
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If you have it in hand, boot to the BIOS and confirm if it has UEFI/Secureboot - If so, YES to the UEFI.. Although I would assume the UEFI version should boot on either..
This links appears its UEFI.. https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/462808/access-bios-acer-aspire-e15-e5-573-with-windows-10 (https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/462808/access-bios-acer-aspire-e15-e5-573-with-windows-10)
As the E5 series.. and may have different??
https://www.balticdata.lv/Gfx/ProductFiles/P3050-Acer_Aspire_E5-571_887899646638_instrukcija.pdf (https://www.balticdata.lv/Gfx/ProductFiles/P3050-Acer_Aspire_E5-571_887899646638_instrukcija.pdf)
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Thank you firenoce03. Unfortunately I don't have the laptop to hand. So will play safe and go for UEFI version. Will come back later with outcome.
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You can use the UEFI version regardless. If you don't have UEFI, then it falls back to BIOS mode.
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Thanks Jerry. Setting it up now. Test on the Lappy at weekend
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If OEM OS was Windows 8 it is EFI. However if you are not dual booting you may be able to install the non-EFI version. The BIOS may offer the options.
TC
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Hi,
When one ISO if not enough... ;)
If playing around with Multiple ISOs (and have a internal 2.5" HDD lying around ;) ) I use this to have multiple ISOs on a single HDD.
https://www.amazon.com/Iodd-Iodd2531-Black-Virtual-Enclosures/dp/B00TDJ4BJU (https://www.amazon.com/Iodd-Iodd2531-Black-Virtual-Enclosures/dp/B00TDJ4BJU)
It's a USB3 2.5" hardrive enclosure with an ISO selector. It's the same company that makes the identical Zalman model but reviews say firmware is better on the IODD.
I have also uses this if you only have one USB key. It's software but works on many ISO files :
http://www.easy2boot.com/download/
(http://www.easy2boot.com/download/)Note : Some say that the key has to be less than 128GB, but I don't have a big a key to try.
Cheers!
Modified: Corrected post layout.