Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:14:04 +0000 From: Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> Subject: Re: Acer Aspire AXC-603-UB17 Message-ID: <20150117211404.4590a9a9@curlew.lan> In-Reply-To: <CANnsUMEtxJ%2BSutLVJb0MiDnxwexX=hc=BcqNYcYz=t6UmJBshw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANnsUMEtxJ%2BSutLVJb0MiDnxwexX=hc=BcqNYcYz=t6UmJBshw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:00:37 -0800 Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> wrote: > Moreover, after going through the setup, Windows seemed to have hijacked > the whole boot process, and I can't even get into the BIOS. What is the > deal? Does M$ have some kind of deal with Acer to make it impossible to > install another OS? I have never purchased a computer with the OS already > on it. I have always built my own PC's, but for $209 I figured it couldn't > be beat. > > Has anyone else had a similar experience with ultra cheapie Windows boxes? It might be interesting to see if you can get into the BIOS after disconnecting the hard drive. -- Mike Clarke
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