[Swlug] Install Linux on ASUS Vivobook

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Hi David,It's hard to tell, but there is a sticker on the back that says "ASUS Vivobook 16 Model / M1605Y Notebook PCM1605Y ASN: RCN0CV09966451ACN: X6EYMFD: 2023-12(Chinese characters omitted)Hope something there helps.PeterSent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: David Fear <david at dfear.co.uk> Date: 06/05/2025  17:43  (GMT+00:00) To: South Wales Linux User Group <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk> Cc: Peter Bradley <peredur.net at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Swlug] Install Linux on ASUS Vivobook Hi PeterWhat's the model number of the ASUS laptop? I will try and fill the correct details for you.Regards-----------------------------------David Fear :: david at dfear.co.ukOrder your free giffgaff SIM card through my page and get 5 pounds free credit http://t.co/z1KJF5yOn Tue, 6 May 2025 at 17:24, Peter Bradley via Swlug <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk> 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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