Acer AO725 Support Question
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Question posted by bertilfransson on February 16th, 2013
Acer Aspire One 725 Config Bios To Run Usb Boot
How do I get into bios in an acer aspire one 725. I wnat to get away from the preinstalled Windows 8 and instead boot ubuntu from USB device
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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on February 19th, 2013 10:59 PM
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To access the BIOS setup of your Acer AO725 laptop, you have to follow the instructions provided on the articles here:
- http://techtips.salon.com/open-bios-acer-aspire-4713.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6GRhsvP-og
- http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm
- http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/a/biosaccess_pc.htm
Please refer to the user's manual here for additional information.
http://www.helpowl.com/manuals/Acer/AO725/172454
If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask here at HelpOwl. Experts here are always willing to answer your questions to the best of our knowledge and expertise.
Regards,
Tintin
Related Acer AO725 Manual Pages
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 6
...1-36 Audio Interface 1-36 1.0M HD Camera 1-37 VRAM (not available in this model 1-37 USB Port 1-37 HDMI Port 1-38 Battery 1-38 AC Adapter 1-38 System Power Management 1-39 Card ...Memory Address Map 1-48
CHAPTER 2 System Utilities
BIOS Setup Utility 2-3 Navigating the BIOS Utility 2-3
BIOS 2-4 Information 2-4 Main 2-6 Security 2-8 Boot 2-12 Exit 2-13
BIOS Flash Utilities 2-14
vi
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 9
... 4-10 Internal Microphone Failure 4-12 USB Failure 4-13 Other Functions Failure 4-14...BIOS Recovery 5-5
Clearing Password Check 5-5 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 5-7
CHAPTER 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
Exploded Diagrams 6-4 FRU List 6-8 Screw List 6-20
CHAPTER 7 Model Definition and Configuration
Acer Aspire One 725 7-3
CHAPTER 8 Test Compatible Components
Microsoft® Windows...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 17
...;Wake-on LAN support PCI Express 2.0 support
Privacy Control 0
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords Kensington lock slot
Dimension and Weight 0
Dimensions: ...Electric Appliance and Materials (PSE) certified for battery pack Power adapter
2-pin 40W Acer MiniGo AC adapter: 93.2 (W) x 32.2 (D) x 42.5 (H) mm...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 20
... 4-cell Li-ion battey pack
Optional: 1/2/4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module 4-cell Li-ion battery pack 2-pin 40 W Acer MiniGo AC adapter External USB HDD External USB ODD
Warranty 0
One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)
1-10
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 23
Top View
# Icon
Item
1
ACER Logo
Description ACER Aspire One Logo
Note: Color option may depend on the model.
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
1-13 Figure 1-3. Top View
Table 1-3.
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 37
...Package Interface Compatibility
Sampling rate
BIOS
Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size Features
Keyboard
Item Type Total number of keypads Windows logo key Internal & external... code base boot block non-shadow RAM support uEFI
Specification Acer AF1S_A10B keyboard 84-US/85-UK/88-JP key Yes Plug USB keyboard to the USB port directly: Yes
...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 63
...: NOTE:
Parameter values can be run it. Read parameter help is a hardware configuration program built into a computer's BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). The utility is subject to enter the multi-boot menu.
press F5 or F6. Exit -
System Utilities
2-3 To change the boot device without entering the BIOS SETUP, press F12 during POST (power...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 72
... bay Use ↑ and ↓ keys to select a device and press F5 or F6 to move it down the list. ATAPI CDROM : 3. Press to load the operating system. USB FDD : 4. BIOS Boot
2-12
System Utilities HDD0 : WDC WD5000BPVT-22A1YT0 2.
Boot 0
The Boot tab allows changes to the order of boot devices used to escape the menu
Figure 2-10.
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 74
...adaptor power supply when running Flash utility. Prepare a bootable USB HDD. 2.
Copy Flash Utility to update the system BIOS Flash ROM. NOTE:...USB HDD. 3.
Boot system from bootable USB HDD.
If battery pack does not contain power to finish loading BIOS Flash, do not boot system. NOTE: NOTE:
Flash utility has auto execution function.
2-14
System Utilities
BIOS Flash Utilities 0
BIOS...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 75
.... 2. HDD0: WDC WD5000BPVT-22A1YT0 2. System Utilities
2-15 Press F2 during boot to a bootable USB HDD. 4. BIOS Boot
3. DOS Flash Utility 0
Perform the following to modify boot priority order. Select Boot Menu to use the DOS Flash Utility: 1. USB CDROM:
Item Specific Help
Use or to select a device, then press to move it down the list, or to update...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 79
... Clear the SU Pws completely is displayed, supervisor password
has been removed. System Utilities
2-19 Press [ key before Acer logo disappears (Figure 2-18). Refer to
exit the BIOS Boot Option menu.
Figure 2-18. Select Boot Option item ' USB HDD' as hightlighted in Figure 2-19 and press Enter to Figure 2-21 5. Execute ClearPwd.EXE under the...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 82
... 0
Using DMITools 0
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to the operating system (Windows, etc.). When the BIOS shows Verifying DMI pool data, it is checking that the table correlates... for hardware management. Copy qdmi301.EXE and VEEP_795.EXE to DOS. 4. Boot to a bootable USB Flash Drive. 2. To execute a specific function, select the associated
menu number...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 86
... for hardware management.
System will run VEEP_795.EXE to write any changes in the DMI pool data for Comparing... Unzip UUID package tool, ZHG.zip, to [6h] ) : Please wait for progamming... Used in the data to EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). UUID 4. Boot from USB and excute ZHG.bat under the...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 87
Boot from USB and excute ZHG_ACER.bat under the ZHG_Manufacture folder. (Figure 2-33)
Figure 2-33. Write ...)
Figure 2-34. UUID 4. System will run VEEP_795.EXE to write any changes in the data to a bootable USB Flash Disk.
2. System Utilities
2-27
Compare Data with Windows Notepad under DOS mode. (Figure 2-32)
Microsoft(R) Windows 98 (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999. Unzip...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 89
... power
button flashes orange. 7. Press Fn + Esc keys and then plug in the USB Flash Disk without AC plug. 6. At first running, the LED of USB flash disk will enter crisis mode to complete the operation. 4. You could check the BIOS edition is set up ready. Then click Next. 3. Crisis Disk Recovery 0
1. If correct...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 188
... USB BUS driver initialization USB device driver initialization Console device initial fail Display logo or system information IDE controller initialization SATA controller initialization SIO controller initialization ISA BUS driver initialization Floppy device initialization Serial device initialization IDE device initialization AHCI device initialization Dispatch option ROMs Get boot device...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 197
... systems POST or when systems enter to exit the BIOS Boot Option menu.
4.
If a password is displayed, supervisor password
has been removed. 6.
Press [ key before Acer logo disappears (Figure 5-3). If there is no Password request, BIOS Password is only for the Aspire One 725.
Figure 5-3. Select Boot Option item ' USB HDD' as hightlighted in Figure 5-4 and press Enter...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 199
... machine by Crisis Disk 0
BIOS Recovery Boot Block 0
BIOS Recovery Boot Block is powered on another system with Windows 7 OS. Plug USB storage into USB port. 4. To Create a Crisis USB key, perform the following: 1. Press Power button (Don't loose Fn + Esc keys) to enter a special BIOS block, called Boot Block. Update the latest version BIOS for BIOS Recovery from USB Storage 0
NOTE: NOTE...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 203
..., check the most up-to return it. For Acer AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, the Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in global configurations for repair and service of this chapter whenever ordering for parts to order FRU parts for the Aspire One 725.
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
This chapter...
Acer Aspire One AO725 Netbook Service Guide - Page 269
... refer to the following lists for components, adapter cards, and peripherals which have passed these tests.
Refer to the Aspire One 725. All of its system functions are tested under Windows® 7 environment. Compatibility Test Report released by Acer's internal testing department. Test Compatible Components
This computer's compatibility is tested and verified by the...
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