On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:23:54 +0800 Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2. As indicated in earlier posts, the two computers to which I have > referred; the Acer V3-772G and the Acer E5-521-238Q (I think that is > the model number of the newer one - it is in my previous posts), both > have the poor quality Insyde20 (?) (Inshite20) (I think it is) Setup > Utility, that controls whether the computer boots into UEFI or BIOS, > and forces Secure Boot when the computer boots into UEFI. So the "The > problem is really caused by halfbaked IOS/UEFI/EC firmware" sounds > quite credible. Acer needs to provide a decent Setup Utility with its > computers. The Setup Utitility (the Inshite20 one) appears to be third > party, and, not from the motherboards manufacturer(s), but, I could be > wrong in that.
They very often are. > Unfortunately, the newer computer being a computer less than ten years > old, did not come with a printed manual, and I can not easily remove > the battery, so I will need to make a warranty claim on it - it is, I > think, less than a month old, or, at most, less than three months old. I do not know if this will solve your problem, but I found a manual for what I believe is your machine on Acer's website, and put it on my Dropbox account for you: https://www.dropbox.com/s/09lfo01vnl9z9d7/UM_asE5-571_531_551_521_511_EN_Win8.1_v2.pdf?dl=0 Page 49 describes how to remove the battery pack, so with that guide in hand you can try to do it yourself without handing it in for a two week wait. I can't imagine that doing this would in any way affect your warranty. Good luck. Petter -- "I'm ionized" "Are you sure?" "I'm positive."
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