[Swlug] Install Linux on ASUS Vivobook

[Paul Stenning]

Hi Peter,

If all else fails and you have another PC, you could perhaps remove the 
SSD from the Vivobook, connect it to the other PC (via a USB dock or 
enclosure) and wipe it. The Vivobook should then boot from USB as 
there's no other boot devices (you can test with the SSD just removed 
before wiping it).

Dismantling modern laptops is quiet fiddly though and obviously not an 
option if it's still under warranty.

Paul


On 06/05/2025 17:24, Peter Bradley via Swlug wrote:
> I have a reasonably new ASUS Vivobook with Windows 11 installed. I 
> would really like to get rid of Windows 11 and install a Linux 
> distribution instead.
>
> I've downloaded Ubuntu onto a memory stick, but can't get any further 
> because I can't find any way to alter the boot order. The BIOS  screen 
> appears when I repeatedly hit Esc on startup, but as far as I can see 
> there is no option to allow the machine to look for a USB stick before 
> it boots from the hard drive. Searching the internet came up with any 
> number of suggestions, but none of them works for me as the options 
> they mention don't appear on my BIOS screen.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find the option to boot from USB, or any 
> other way of getting Linux installed on  this machine?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Peter
>
>

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