So I have my old laptop, Acer 4750G, it has Windows 10 installed on it until recently (about until 2 weeks ago) and since I have new PC, I've decided to install Linux on my laptop.
So the problem here is
I can't seem to go into my laptop BIOS
No matter what key I pressed during boot up (officially and functionally it was F2 and/or F12), but neither of them are working "properly".
What I mean by "properly" is when I mashing my poor laptop keyboard, it was registered and the text changed as if it were going into the BIOS.
But then it skips right away into OS boot, in this case, Windows 10.
I uninstalled, or rather, replaces the Windows with Linux (Manjaro, Solus, Arch, Ubuntu, I tried these distros hoping it yields different results, the definition of madness?)
but for some reason, it can't detect my Linux installation, and I have 2 different results of "none of my Linux detected"
My laptop has DVD drive swapped out with 2nd HDD, and if I keep the HDD connected, it will display the Windows 10 Problem/Repair screen
with no button at all (like for badly corrupted installation and in unrecoverable state). But here's the thing, I wipe the drive, and install the Linux
on that same drive, why would the Windows Repair screen appear? Is it attached to the 2nd drive?
If I pull out the 2nd HDD, it has different result although still in the same problem, when I boot up, after just casually skipping the BIOS, the screen just showing black screen with
Operating System not found
text appear on the screen.
I do however able to boot into the Linux but through unnatural way, I have to plug in my USB that I used to install the Linux -> Choose to boot from the hard drive -> Voila, I'm booting right into my Linux.
So, yeah... is there a way to get into the BIOS? Or at least make my Linux detected and actually boot into it without having to plugin the USB? Although it looks cool and seem secure (not actually that secure, as long as the USB has something like RUFUS or Pendrive, you're in) like if you don't have my USB you wouldn't be able boot into the OS.
I've tried to unplug the CMOS battery and then placed it again in hope it resets some BIOS memory (is it exists?) and forget that it got leashed by Windows, but to no avail.