Solved Acer E1 (UEFI) Auto repair bootloop...No usb boot

cd5tuner

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Hi guys...I have an Acer E1 which started to bootloop. It would try to load OS(W8.1) but then the blue sad face pc crash screen pops up and then it try to load Auto Repair but all i get is a black screen...I have no USB restore setup (no optical drive on machine) so i decided to try a clean install...ive tried all the steps i found on this forum (deactivate secure boot, putting usb to boot first, F12 to choose usb boot, Rufus Usb Boot creator with a ISO i downloaded from windows media creator, Win7 Boot media creator, FAT32 format usb drive, bootsec.exe for 32 bit usb creation and many others). The wall im hitting is not that the bios doesnt detect the USB sometimes it detects it some times it doesnt(comes out as PNY Usb next to Usb hdd) but even when i set the bios to load the usb first it just doesnt run whatever is on the usb... I even use f12 to boot the usb and even when its detected it wont run whats on it. I even loaded the update for legacy bios and it would detect the usb but not load it. I dont know what else to try.

TLDR; machine detects Usb drive in bios but doesnt boot whats on it even when set to do so or chosen.

Affected PC: Acer E1 510
Tools:pNY 32gb thumbdrive
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
Verify you have secureboot disabled..
Download and create windows 8.1 media (link in sig below)
Download the x64 version if your system is UEFI with GPT partitions
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
I did previously disable secure boot and still no usb boot,and i made sure that the Rufus application created a readable Usb by choosing FAT32 and GPT partitions. I will still try the links you posted in the sig.

Another thing I forgot to mention is that the PC im using to create the USB is an old Compaq running Win7 32 bit. Could this be affecting the boot process also?

Thank you!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
Rufus application created a readable Usb by choosing FAT32 and GPT partitions

That is causing your problem.. No need for Rufus and certainly no need for any partitions

The - download and create windows media - tool will create its own bootable media - either USB or DVD
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
Ok I will try that...I used that media creation tool beforehand to download the WIN8.1 X64 ISO but i used Rufus and also tried Win7USB/DVD tool to create the bootable USB. The problem is that my Internet is acting weird this last week and my download speeds are very erratic. I tried several times to just create the USB with the media creation tool but it wouldnt finish. The only one that seemed to work was the download ISO option...albeit after 9 hours and jumping from 23 mins left to 24 hours left every minute. Ill try it out and let you know. Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
:( No Luck...I was finally able to create the USB. I used a friends New Toshiba Win8.1 64bit laptop. Downloaded Media Creation Tool. Create Usb. Win8.1 64 bit. Finished. Turned on My Acer. Loaded Bios. Turned off Secure Boot. Put Usb in first boot order and enabled F12 to choose boot. Saved and restarted. Before restart inserted usb into 2.0 port. Acer splash comes on. 20 seconds pass. Little loading circles appear. 1 min passes. Black screen then blue screen Error. Restarts. Automatic repair hangs. :(. I shut it down. Tried f12 and it detects the thumb drive (says usb hdd: pny 2.0 usb) choose it. Same story. :( what else should i try?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
thumb drive (says usb hdd: pny 2.0 usb) choose it

It appears you are selecting legacy boot device

You should also see that listed a UEFI: pny 2.0 usb
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
This is what F12 boot option sees:
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And this is what the Bios boot order sees:
VtqcDna.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
where is the legacy / csm bios option?

Although I do see UEFI as the boot mode..

you downloaded x64 version of win8.1?

Info Overkill >

Although UEFI boot is included in both x86 and x64 versions..

x86 UEFI will ONLY boot on PC's with Atom Processor
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
yes i downloaded the 64bit and there are no legacy or csm options...
insyde h2o are the bios
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
BrandAcer
Screen Size15.6-Inch
Screen Resolution1366×768
TouchscreenNo
IPS Display TechNo
ProcessorIntel Celeron N2820 “Bay Trail” Dual-Core 2.4GHz 1MB Cache (~1,000 PassMark benchmark points)
GraphicsIntel HD Integrated Graphics
RAM4GB
Storage500GB HDD
Optical DriveNone
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
i never thought you could brick a laptop LOL...if anyone else has any suggestions please chime in. KYHI thank you for your help
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
I had a hard time getting my Wife's Acer laptop to boot from an install thumb drive. I ended up creating it via the diskpart method, option 2 here, http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/15458-uefi-bootable-usb-flash-drive-create-windows.html . Any other method including rufus and the drive didn't show up in the boot menu. Even then it never ever showed the UEFI option in the boot menu. I was able to install in UEFI mode though. I didn't have to disable secure boot either. Other than boot order I didn't change any BIOS settings.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Tried and nothing...came out as usb but not uefi...still tried to boot usb but just loads acer screen then black screen!
could the actual bios have been corrupted somehow? maybe i need a new mobo?
should i try another thumb drive?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer E1-510
I never ever got the UEFI option to show on the boot options screen. It just listed the thumb drive minus the UEFI part. It still installed in UEFI mode though. The Windows 7 DVD download tool is what I use for all my other PC's. It formats in NTFS though, which won't work for most UEFI installs, you need fat 32. I'm lost as to why you can't get it to work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Are you allowing the media creation tool to format the USB?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
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