On some laptops, I seem to recall reading, unless they have been powered of completely and not put into some standby mode then not all the BIOS options show up. I can't tell from the manual because it just does not say but it does say depending on territory, etc, the BIOS can be different from what it portrays - great help. You probably have UEFI on it and that, for security.

The below is taken from a forum about installing Ubuntu on a similar machine.Getting to BIOSIn Windows, go to SettingsSearch for advanced startup optionsFollow your nose to Boot to UEFI settings. Can also get there by doing Shift+click on the Restart or Shutdown buttons then clicking through to advanced options until you find 'enter setup.'

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Pressing F2 never worked for me.In the BIOSSecurity tab: disable 'Secure Boot Control'Boot tab: disable 'Fast Boot'Boot tab: Here Asus support says to enable 'launch CSM' (Compatibility Support Mode) but it wouldn't boot from the Ubuntu USB image this way. It worked when I left CSM disabled. I bet CSM works with a Windows or DOS USB. Plug in USB with Ubuntu image on it. Restart computer and hold ESC key down, forcing windows boot menu to appear. Choose the USB drive to boot from, off you go! The SMART values will tell you is the disk had problems.

That will run as an external drive. Your Window PC will have to install a programmed to read it or if you want to load a Live Linux Distro like Ubuntu then it has the SMART programme under disk. I will add a Windows programme when I find it.Yes the manufactures web sites such as have the programmes and CrystalDiskInfo is also good although it tends to give warnings that can be ignored.You may want to look at your BIOS settings on your laptop since there is a setting there that can cause your problem - swap them around. (AHCI versus IDE) What PC are you using?Edited Aug 28, 2017 at 20:04 UTC.

On some laptops, I seem to recall reading, unless they have been powered of completely and not put into some standby mode then not all the BIOS options show up. I can't tell from the manual because it just does not say but it does say depending on territory, etc, the BIOS can be different from what it portrays - great help. You probably have UEFI on it and that, for security. The below is taken from a forum about installing Ubuntu on a similar machine.Getting to BIOSIn Windows, go to SettingsSearch for advanced startup optionsFollow your nose to Boot to UEFI settings. Can also get there by doing Shift+click on the Restart or Shutdown buttons then clicking through to advanced options until you find 'enter setup.' Pressing F2 never worked for me.In the BIOSSecurity tab: disable 'Secure Boot Control'Boot tab: disable 'Fast Boot'Boot tab: Here Asus support says to enable 'launch CSM' (Compatibility Support Mode) but it wouldn't boot from the Ubuntu USB image this way.

It worked when I left CSM disabled. I bet CSM works with a Windows or DOS USB. Plug in USB with Ubuntu image on it. Restart computer and hold ESC key down, forcing windows boot menu to appear. Choose the USB drive to boot from, off you go!

2300peterw wrote:On some laptops, I seem to recall reading, unless they have been powered of completely and not put into some standby mode then not all the BIOS options show up. I can't tell from the manual because it just does not say but it does say depending on territory, etc, the BIOS can be different from what it portrays - great help. You probably have UEFI on it and that, for security. The below is taken from a forum about installing Ubuntu on a similar machine.Getting to BIOSIn Windows, go to SettingsSearch for advanced startup optionsFollow your nose to Boot to UEFI settings. Can also get there by doing Shift+click on the Restart or Shutdown buttons then clicking through to advanced options until you find 'enter setup.'

Pressing F2 never worked for me.In the BIOSSecurity tab: disable 'Secure Boot Control'Boot tab: disable 'Fast Boot'Boot tab: Here Asus support says to enable 'launch CSM' (Compatibility Support Mode) but it wouldn't boot from the Ubuntu USB image this way. It worked when I left CSM disabled. I bet CSM works with a Windows or DOS USB. Plug in USB with Ubuntu image on it.

Restart computer and hold ESC key down, forcing windows boot menu to appear. Choose the USB drive to boot from, off you go!That was it. Thank you for your help 2300peterw! Now i just need to put the old HDD back in and boot it up.