Acer

Boot Menu

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BIOS

How to disable Secure Boot on an Acer Aspire 3 laptop?

1. Completely shut down your laptop.
2. Power on the system and as soon as the first logo screen appears, immediately press F2 to enter the BIOS.
3. Use the right arrow key to select Security tab.
4. Use the down arrow key to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter.
5. Type some password and press Enter. Don't forget the password you enter!
6. Retype the password to confirm and press Enter again.
7. Use the right arrow key to select Boot tab.
8. Press the down arrow key to select Secure Boot and press Enter.
9. With the arrow key, highlight Disabled and press Enter.
10. Press the F10 key and select Yes to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

Now, you can use Ventoy to load CloneZilla and copy the laptop disk :-)

OLD

To access the BIOS, hit the Del key.

Hidden Partition: D2D Recovery Software

Some Acer systems use a hidden partition to allow the recovery of Windows. To see whether you system has the D2D feature you will need to get in to the BIOS and look for an entry, if it is there ensure it is enabled.

To use the D2D system power on the machine, press and hold down Alt and tap F10. Then follow the on screen dialogue.