How to boot an Acer Aspire V5 from a bootable USB

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I cannot boot my Acer Aspire V5-471G from a bootable USB stick. Already altered the BIOS in a way that the USB has priority over HDD, but still nothing happens and Windows 8 boots normally from HDD. It's like the USB stick is not plugged into the laptop at all.

What should I do?

Best Answer

Boot into BIOS Setup and do the following (might not be exact for your BIOS):

  • In the Security tab, if Secure Boot is enabled, using your Arrow and Enter key, disable it or change it to "Setup Mode"
  • In the Boot tab, if UEFI mode is enabled, change it to Legacy Boot.

This should now show your USB drive as a bootable device.

Note that if Windows was installed with the BIOS in UEFI mode, then it may not boot in Legacy mode.

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