So it sounds like a BIOS problem, but of course we can’t see what is happening, we don’t know exactly what you have done.
I do know that you have a limited understanding of what you are doing. That being said, I struggle to imagine how any installation could bork the BIOS.
You could
Power off
Remove the power supply
Remove the CMOS battery…wait a minute and replace.
Reassemble and try again
And if you press F12 ?
I just followed this http://www.tweakhound.com/linux/suse…ualboot/1.html
But I wasn’t able to see some instructions posted there.
Did you use?
Nothing happens. It still beeps after several seconds every time I press F12.
I will try removing the CMOS battery later. I will be searching first on how does that battery look-like because this will be the first time my laptop will be opened.
Yes, I did not mount the DVD image from Windows. I wrote it in my USB using ImageWriter, change boot priority to USB, plugin USB then restart computer.
No active partition? (!)
You should still be able to access the BIOS settings?
Also it has been a long thread with a lot of out of topic discussions, but was it established if Windows was installed in UEFI or legacy mode? And what kind of computer is it?
@guuwey,
Can you tell us the model of this computer, so that we could look at it on the manufacturer’s website and see what kind of BIOS it has? I apologize if you did provide this info already.
Yes of course!
Is the OP not able to call the BIOS setup (anymore)?
Correct…
Acer Aspire 4745G
Currently searching on how to remove CMOS battery. >.<
I’ve found one actually http://azbooki.ru/wp-content/uploads/service_manual/acer/Aspire_4745_ServiceGuide.pdf
But I’m not sure if I really need to do all the steps before proceeding into the next. Also, I assume that RTC battery and CMOS battery are the same? I’ve been searching for how the CMOS battery looks like. It matches with the RTC battery given in the manual I’ve posted above.
How about pressing “DEL” (several times) at start?
DEL… DEL… DEL… DEL, etc. until you get to the BIOS setup. If you don’t press DEL early enough, you’ll have to reset and try again.
Wait! Try to press the DEL key first!
That does not work either. Aside from CTRL+ALT+DEL which lets the computer turn off after several seconds, no other keys are working. It will only make my computer beep every keypress.
If F12 calls the Bios boot manager and there is no valid boot loader (for some reason we don’t know yet) or the partition table has been messed up in such a way that no valid boot loader can be found in the boot sector of any primary partition , then you won’t get anywhere.
But you should still be able to call BIOS setup by pressing the DEL key (or whatever this laptop is using).
@PTA, look at his screen
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-29101RzqNYE/UHU2cvXvxmI/AAAAAAAAAAo/qJP78dptPMM/s1600/Acer+Icon+Logo.png
Looks like F2
Yes. It is F2.
Earlier, I hadn’t realised this was a laptop.
Getting to the Motherboard can be tricky.
And given your considerable lack of experience, you might just try. Disconnecting the power, and remove the laptop battery for a few mins. Then reassemble.
You never know…
What about the RAM @PTA
Yes, indeed.
@guuwey, don’t open it! It’s not worth the risk.
You probably don’t press F2 at the right moment. It’s sometimes tricky to get to the BIOS setup.
I tried F2, F12, DEL many time already. But the same thing happens. I only hear beeps.
But it would just beep 2 or 3 times and do nothing. If it beeps when you press an invalid key, it’s just the normal response*:
But one should be able to boot a live CD (whether openSUSE or another one) after setting the right boot order - which requires accessing the BIOS setup of course.