Updatingthe BIOS on Aspire One 725 fobos531 Member Posts: 1 March 2017 edited March 2023 Hello. I'm currently on the V1.08 version of the BIOS. I'm attempting to update it to the latest version Step10. Release the "Fn" and "Esc" keys when the power indicator light comes on. Wait at least seven minutes for the system to fix the BIOS and repair the Acer Aspire One startup issues. The computer will restart automatically when the process is complete. 7 Select UEFI Signature Configuration. 8. Click on Restart to restart the computer and enter the UEFI (BIOS). 2. Change the status of the TouchPad. Once we are inside the BIOS, we will go to the “Main” option , once inside the Main option, we will look for the “TouchPad” option (as you can notice this option is in the “Advanced AcerDesktop Computers. Disconnect the power cord from the back of the Acer computer. Remove the case cover and attach an anti-static wrist strap to one wrist and to the case frame. Remove the coin cell BIOS clock battery for one hour, or locate the BIOS reset jumper as indicated on the motherboard with the markings "CLRP1" and move the jumper Select'Rufus V1.3.4'and download it. Open the tool and under partitioning Options select 'GPT Partition Scheme for UEFI computer'. Select your ISO from the small CD Drive Icon under format options. Click start. When finished reboot your computer and select the UEFI USB options from the manufacturer's boot options. Thisnetbook came with Windows 8 yet the UEFI button (in advanced options) is not present. What is the secret to getting into the BIOS on this thing? No prompt appears during boot up. ESC, F2, F11 and F12 do nothing. Quite frustrated, this is the first computer that makes me feel stupid (windows 8 isn't helping either). March2013 in 2013 Archives. Hi. I have recently purchased an aspire one 725 netbook. It has a Amd Dual-Core Processor C70, having AMD-V capability, but it seems not to be enabled. I dig in the bios and in the UEFI's windows 8 resources without success. I am very interested on virtualization, actually that was the main reason to select this model. Re Mint 13 Cinnamon install on new Acer Aspire One 725. 1) Erasing the entire HDD and installing Mint as the only OS should not pose any problems. By default Grub2 will hide the boot menu and load your OS with no delay. Not that you'd want to, but just in case you want to override that you can either edit /etc/default/grub to set the boot Mostmodern notebook computers have internal batteries that are unable to be removed without disassembling the computer. If your system has an internal battery that is not charging, you may be able to reset the battery using the battery pinhole reset button that is available on some models. If resetting the battery using the pinhole reset does March2022. StevenGen said: First and just to explain to you what the bios does, the bios is not OS related and the BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System. When you power your computer on, your BIOS takes control, starting the power-on self-test (POST) and passing control over to the boot loader. This is what boots your computer’s LSwDP2F.