The"BIOS Advanced Settings HIDDEN (InsydeH20 v1.47" or similar that you are after, need an intricate and complicated mod (s) of a BIOS and you will need experience, expertise and specialised tools to achieve these mod e.g. and like a flash programmer, such as a CH341A and a SOIC8 test clip cable (that you need experience in using) and to be DownloadAcer support drivers by identifying your device first by entering your device serial number, SNID, or model number. Pressand hold the Power Button for 5 seconds to turn your computer completely off. Power on the system. As soon as the first logo screen appears, immediately press the F2 key, or the DEL key if you have a desktop, to enter the BIOS. Method 2: Click the Start menu and select Settings. Usethe following steps to enter the BIOS/UEFI on your Windows notebook or netbook computer. Completely power off your computer by holding the Power button Toenter BIOS setup during a start-up in Windows 8, you MUST do a complete Windows 8 shutdown. The standard Windows 8 shutdown does not do a complete shutdown as previous versions do. To enter setup, press F2 during POST during a restart or after a complete Windows 8 shutdown. Search Windows 8 shutdown on the web. William8 Enterthe BIOS on an Acer Aspire laptop by pressing the F2 key when the computer boots. Press F2 when you see the logo on the screen. Press the F2 key upon boot up to enter BIOS on the Acer Aspire 3 and Aspire 5. Enter BIOS on the Acer Swift 3 by pressing the F2 key when the computer boots. October2015. If you are trying to make changes to secure boot (to disable), you may have to create a Password, go to security tab, set superwiser password, click enter and create a new password, make sure you write it in a safe place and make an easy to remember, even better. Acer Predator PT516-51s Performance Results - UserBenchmark. Recentlyduring BIOS upgrade my Windows 8.1 installation for Aspire E5-411G-P717 notebook was damaged and recovery would not be allowed because the windows install partition was blocked. So, I resorted to the only known way to recover by using GPARTED to delete the partitions and doing a fresh Win8.1 reinstall. AcerSamuel Moderator Posts: 671 Moderator. April 2020. Laxmiinfo, Unfortunately we do not allow/provide direct support or discuss any steps on unlocking BIOS passwords or bypassing of security features. (Please check/ review our Acer Community User Agreement) We recommend contacting your local Acer support for better assistance. Aspire1 / Aspire 3 Covers: A114-32 / A314-21 / A314-32 This revision: January 2019 Register your Acer product 1.Ensure you are connected to the Internet. 2.Open the Acer Product Registration app. 3.Install any required updates. 4.Sign up for an Acer ID or sign in if you already have an Acer ID, it will automatically register your product. JSn01.