(This program is supposed to let you edit Windows bootloader, fix bootloader problems, and boot from various devices as well as ISOs on the hard disk! However, it says that the Acer is using 'ehi' and therefore some options are disabled.everything related to ISOs is greyed out. I copied it (via USB!) and installed it on the Acer. (Remember, the motherboard is likely shot.already the WiFi stopped working.) But it otherwise works fine, and all USB controllers/hubs work are 'working properly' according to Device Manager. Normal usage of USB sticks is fine (copying files, etc.) although something popped up once (a week or so before I was trying to wipe the HDD) saying the controller was malfunctioning. (It never detects that a specific device is inserted, like this laptop.)

The Acer doesn't even detect it, although the BIOS Setup has listings for 'USB CD' and 'USB HDD'.

I have a DBAN 2.3 i586 which I created with Universal USB Installer 1.9.9.3 (from ).

I had a PartitionMagic which I don't remember, and didn't work right here, either (since overwritten to try other stuff).

I have a Puppy Linux which only involved copying files to USB, it has the kernel, bootloader, config + few other things, the main OS is '.sfs' (squash fs).it's a 'live' distro.

So, here's what I've tried.everything boots on this computer except where noted. Does anyone have experience with this model (see sig) or know of a particular distro/USB setup that will work with it? Can't buy a USB optical drive right now and my only other option is to hold onto the computer until I'm dead. I have Puppy Wary 5.11, UBCD, and a couple others (should have written it down). Problem.Acer won't boot from any USB stick so I can wipe it! Per the BIOS, it's supposed to boot from 'USB CD' or 'USB HDD'. So after finally getting my 'new' old laptop (almost 20 years old, used) locked down (re: Windows Updates + 'remediation') I'm on the Internet again. Was helping a friend buy a computer at Best Buy when they told me these new laptops don't last as long and the motherboard is probably shot. My little convertable Acer - the one in my sig - started exhibiting flaky network behavior (some of those extra/virtual wirelss entries not showing up in getmac) then network stopped working after a few weeks.

How to boot from usb acer