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I bought a secondhand acer aspire 3 a315-21 model laptop that i was told was working but the hdd was removed and an m2 ssd was installed instead but for a reason could
not boot. I bought it just for curiocity if i can fix it and use it for some windows programs. i dont use windows for many years.
After i started examing it at home, i noticed it has soldered 4gb ram and no extra ram in the dimms. not sure if this brings boot problems.
So, i took out the m2 and formated it. it had windows 8 i think but was not booting for a reason.
Laptop exhibited this problem. Boots ok, after acer logo and if finds no devices reboots ie boot loop and then stucks.
I went to bios and cleared everything including a field with a bootmanager-someghing value in it as well.
I tried Legacy or UEFI and same issues.
I tried plugging some external usb hdds but no recognition for a reason.
Then i used VMware on non-windows native boot machine and made with rufus 1 dual boot Legacy-uefi USB with
Win10-21H2 ISO version.
Machine started with the USB only installed externally (no M2 of hdd internally) and after some efforts, only in Legacy mode,
windows logo showed up on screen loading from USB i guess.
Then i got stuck there and even after 20min i was stuck at the logo screen.
I pressume it may have to do with ISO problems as it does not have drivers for this damn acer mode etc. Not sure though.
When set UEFI did not enabled secure boot as not sure what it does and if my usb can affect such choice and get stuck again.
Any help how to resolve this issue and burn one USB properly to allow it boot at least and then add SODIMM ram on it.
USB compatibility cannot guarantee it, but i used sandisk miin usb 3 16GB and i have kingston silver sticks of 32 and 64GB
as well as an sandisk OTG to test if needed...
I thought that i can possibly make an external windows installation on a USB SATA enclosure and use it to boot but not sure if can be done and how.
I am not sure if the M2 kingston 128GB drive can be used for such operation and what formating needed for it.
If i format the M2 i see it as 119GB in windows 10 but after a while even with sleep settings disabled etc. it disappears and does not mount or
shows any drive letter, even when i go to diskpart list disks. its not there.
I noticed in device manager it shows up and then disappears after 2 seconds and then does this loop and never mounts.
Windows also report issue with an extensible usb driver that even uninstalled does not fix this issue on the VM windows 10 machine i have 64bit.
Any clues or guidance how to proceed.
Maybe i could extract the iso on the non-windows platform and have all these files burned (how) on Legacy uefi mode and work.
Or even add drivers (how) for that acer model which i dont have if needed to load the win installer correctly.
Just to add that i was always using the windowsToGo usb method or disk from my osx VMware
hm... It looks after data loss i lost the replies as well... So i come back with further news...
i downloaded Ventoy as i saw was a bit easier for me to make multiboot usb and copy 2 iso files on 15GB stick.
i used ventoy on VMware and created the usb ok.
Copied 3 isos.
win10 21H2 EN 64b, win 8.1 enterprise update, winpe strelec. Got all of them from the forum etc.
Ventoy started ok and showed menus under UEFI, that was big improvment.
The problem now is that.
ventoy loads ok, in GNU mode, after i added a script for fuzzy screen on acer which did not solve my problem with installation
and acer logo looping and after 3 times... fuzzy screen.
I started executing the win10 21H2. enter on choice, system restarted loaded windows logo flashed once then a cursor appears at the top
left of screen, then windows logo then a message saying VTloading something like that and back to GRUB menu... Setup does not open.
I run the strelec ISO now. In the past was not loading the main menu, now it does not sure why... I click the x64, i get the loading WinPe and
after windows logo, black screen, then VTloading and back to GRUB menu... No setup.
I run the win 8.1 and then i see setup running ok, i did a test install and installed ok, BUT, during installation i get no trackpad recognised or
mouse cursor appearing. When it loads the desktop etc. again nothing. Also not sure if wifi is working. I think all happen because of missing drivers
for the laptop trackpad etc.
In the past a member said to find some drivers from intel and add them in the iso or i cannot remember how since the recent data loss here...
So, i write back for extra help and tips to see how things can work to run setup for win 10...
I think at the moment i can install windows 8 since it works and... make tests to see how can i add drivers to windows to recognise my wifi, trackpad etc.
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Any other options to consider in order to make WinPE load correctly.
I just copied the winpe iso on the ventoy usb, i did not copy other folders that showed, with tutorials etc, after i extracted the zip file.
-----
I only booted UEFI with no secure boot and Legacy.
I tried the secure option but is asking to locate and select file to trust etc and have no clue here so i abandoned it...
-----
Something else... I found that this laptop has NO CMOS battery, it takes recheargable watch battery i think 1220...
but run ok plugged in all the time...
OH... i forgot to mention that when i change to UEFI-legacy i get a message that MS suggests to install win 8 under UEFI...
What the heck that means... It does not want win 10 on the machine...
not boot. I bought it just for curiocity if i can fix it and use it for some windows programs. i dont use windows for many years.
After i started examing it at home, i noticed it has soldered 4gb ram and no extra ram in the dimms. not sure if this brings boot problems.
So, i took out the m2 and formated it. it had windows 8 i think but was not booting for a reason.
Laptop exhibited this problem. Boots ok, after acer logo and if finds no devices reboots ie boot loop and then stucks.
I went to bios and cleared everything including a field with a bootmanager-someghing value in it as well.
I tried Legacy or UEFI and same issues.
I tried plugging some external usb hdds but no recognition for a reason.
Then i used VMware on non-windows native boot machine and made with rufus 1 dual boot Legacy-uefi USB with
Win10-21H2 ISO version.
Machine started with the USB only installed externally (no M2 of hdd internally) and after some efforts, only in Legacy mode,
windows logo showed up on screen loading from USB i guess.
Then i got stuck there and even after 20min i was stuck at the logo screen.
I pressume it may have to do with ISO problems as it does not have drivers for this damn acer mode etc. Not sure though.
When set UEFI did not enabled secure boot as not sure what it does and if my usb can affect such choice and get stuck again.
Any help how to resolve this issue and burn one USB properly to allow it boot at least and then add SODIMM ram on it.
USB compatibility cannot guarantee it, but i used sandisk miin usb 3 16GB and i have kingston silver sticks of 32 and 64GB
as well as an sandisk OTG to test if needed...
I thought that i can possibly make an external windows installation on a USB SATA enclosure and use it to boot but not sure if can be done and how.
I am not sure if the M2 kingston 128GB drive can be used for such operation and what formating needed for it.
If i format the M2 i see it as 119GB in windows 10 but after a while even with sleep settings disabled etc. it disappears and does not mount or
shows any drive letter, even when i go to diskpart list disks. its not there.
I noticed in device manager it shows up and then disappears after 2 seconds and then does this loop and never mounts.
Windows also report issue with an extensible usb driver that even uninstalled does not fix this issue on the VM windows 10 machine i have 64bit.
Any clues or guidance how to proceed.
Maybe i could extract the iso on the non-windows platform and have all these files burned (how) on Legacy uefi mode and work.
Or even add drivers (how) for that acer model which i dont have if needed to load the win installer correctly.
Just to add that i was always using the windowsToGo usb method or disk from my osx VMware
hm... It looks after data loss i lost the replies as well... So i come back with further news...
i downloaded Ventoy as i saw was a bit easier for me to make multiboot usb and copy 2 iso files on 15GB stick.
i used ventoy on VMware and created the usb ok.
Copied 3 isos.
win10 21H2 EN 64b, win 8.1 enterprise update, winpe strelec. Got all of them from the forum etc.
Ventoy started ok and showed menus under UEFI, that was big improvment.
The problem now is that.
ventoy loads ok, in GNU mode, after i added a script for fuzzy screen on acer which did not solve my problem with installation
and acer logo looping and after 3 times... fuzzy screen.
I started executing the win10 21H2. enter on choice, system restarted loaded windows logo flashed once then a cursor appears at the top
left of screen, then windows logo then a message saying VTloading something like that and back to GRUB menu... Setup does not open.
I run the strelec ISO now. In the past was not loading the main menu, now it does not sure why... I click the x64, i get the loading WinPe and
after windows logo, black screen, then VTloading and back to GRUB menu... No setup.
I run the win 8.1 and then i see setup running ok, i did a test install and installed ok, BUT, during installation i get no trackpad recognised or
mouse cursor appearing. When it loads the desktop etc. again nothing. Also not sure if wifi is working. I think all happen because of missing drivers
for the laptop trackpad etc.
In the past a member said to find some drivers from intel and add them in the iso or i cannot remember how since the recent data loss here...
So, i write back for extra help and tips to see how things can work to run setup for win 10...
I think at the moment i can install windows 8 since it works and... make tests to see how can i add drivers to windows to recognise my wifi, trackpad etc.
-----
Any other options to consider in order to make WinPE load correctly.
I just copied the winpe iso on the ventoy usb, i did not copy other folders that showed, with tutorials etc, after i extracted the zip file.
-----
I only booted UEFI with no secure boot and Legacy.
I tried the secure option but is asking to locate and select file to trust etc and have no clue here so i abandoned it...
-----
Something else... I found that this laptop has NO CMOS battery, it takes recheargable watch battery i think 1220...
but run ok plugged in all the time...
OH... i forgot to mention that when i change to UEFI-legacy i get a message that MS suggests to install win 8 under UEFI...
What the heck that means... It does not want win 10 on the machine...