From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 17 21:21:23 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7A23F3A4 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:21:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x234.google.com (mail-ig0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::234]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3E75CB00 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:21:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ig0-f180.google.com with SMTP id b16so1594705igk.1 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:21:22 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=znhyirLa1f9xEx0+oGW3h0srQCSfjUYhMwosFvEl564=; b=dJt/QkBTZlMs2me1I9743cJ45Ar6PuL1eAel2dCPqnCxNN2YBZxPSvhN57qKrMGhTi PhJ/n5rIrXJZIDHS3IIiM0ehgOEIEEVilkFMCy5Q4nLfPSL11i/rIdHyarPb7V5wAjyI TMg6y8V6/cfvlcL14mHlHBBjpFSlWw24gv5EJxpIlakyU9Ny9foIWTavZlgrl82r6D+j J3AFcYro5YcEDI2Qnvpwx/eo8pM1dyyvacCrGW3wIqekp0ifnlF+IT8EJ7KMvfdlpB/o 6Eivq8piFQJKM0sNxQeReUpJbMZnynT+bXY1EG0pTWe+sjukYmLo4nQvxScLOjtLvU4f zpww== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.7.94 with SMTP id 91mr23339773ioh.27.1421529682639; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:21:22 -0800 (PST) Sender: christopher.maness@gmail.com Received: by 10.107.14.213 with HTTP; Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:21:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20150117211404.4590a9a9@curlew.lan> References: <20150117211404.4590a9a9@curlew.lan> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:21:22 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: b8UK3--wx6K8QAJr9VfLtxgvLKM Message-ID: Subject: Re: Acer Aspire AXC-603-UB17 From: Chris Maness To: Mike Clarke Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:21:23 -0000 Yea, I am not sure what would happen at that point. If I could get it to boot anything, I would just write zeros to the hard drive. I am irritated, and just want to take it back. However, it seems that most of the mom and pop computer stores have gone away. I guess I have to make a special trip to fry's and waste a lot of money. Too bad I have to get this done this weekend or I would just by something online. Regards, Chris On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Mike Clarke wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:00:37 -0800 > Chris Maness 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 >