Acer Swift 5 Boot from USB Guide to install Windows or Linux

Here is the Acer Swift 5 Boot from USB guide which can work for Windows and Linux. So without wasting time lets discuss USB boot guide for your Acer Swift 5.

About Acer Swift 5

  • The Laptop is powered by an Intel Core i3-8130U and comes with Windows 10 home.
  • It has a RAM of 6GB which can be upgraded to 8GB and for the storage, it provides 1 TB HDD.
  • The graphics are powered by Intel UHD Graphics 620 in this Laptop.
  • Lastly, Windows 10 is pre-installed.

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What is Boot from USB?

  • It is a process of starting a Computer operating system from the USB drive.
  • Booting from USB enables to get booting information in a USB  rather than using a hard disk or the CD drive.
  • All new operating systems support to boot from USB in Acer Swift 5.

Advantages of Booting from USB?

There are many advantages of Booting from USB over other booting options such as DVD and other which are discussed below,

  • No need to purchase any blank CD and you can fill your own stuff along with the ISO file.
  • USB Drives are reusable
  • Faster read and write than CD
  • Very convenient and portable

Disadvantages of Booting from USB

  • Booting from USB is depended on the Hardware such as BIOS, motherboard and flash drive model as it may be working with one computer and refuses to another.
  • CD has wider support and USB boot functionality is not available for may operating systems.

Ways to Boot From USB in Acer Swift 5

1. Create a bootable USB using Rufus

Download Rufus

Create bootable usb using rufus on Acer Swift 5

  1. After installing Rufus simply select the ISO file from the file manager and accept all settings when the popup window appears.
  2. Select the MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI  and If your laptop has UEFI bios then select the other two options.
  3. For the Filesystem select NTFS  option and select if your PC has UEFI bios then select FAT32.
  4. The default Cluster size option should be selected.
  5. Make sure all three options including Quick Format, Create a Bootable disk using and Create extended labels and icon files are selected.
  6. Finally, start the process and this software will automatically format and create a bootable USB flash drive.

2. Create Bootable USB using UNetbootin

UNetbootin enables you to create a bootable USB drive for the Live operating system for Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. To create a Bootable Live USB drive follow the instructions below,

Download UNetbootin for Windows
  • Acer Swift 5 Boot from USB
  • UNetbootin installs the Linux Distros ISO files for you if you want to use your own downloaded ISO file then follow instructions below,
  • Create bootable usb using Unetbootin
  • To use already downloaded ISO file select the disk image option and provide the location of the file by clicking “…”.
  • After selecting the Linux Distribution or ISO file Format your USB drive as FAT32.
  • Target the USB drive on your Acer Swift 5 and click on OK.
  • The process will automatically start and in case the installation doesn’t complete you can reformat USB as FAT32.

3. By using Universal USB Installer

Download Universal USB Installer
  • Using Universal USB Installer is the easiest way to create a live Linux USB or bootable USB.
  • All you need to do is selecting the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, finally, Click Install.
  • The process will automatically start and you will receive a ready bootable USB Flash Drive.

Change boot-order to boot from USB in Acer Swift 5

  • Plug in your USB drive
  • Turn the Zenbook on
  • Enter UEFI (BIOS) through pressing ESC or F2
  • In the Boot tab ‘Disable Fastboot’
  • Press F10 to save lots of & exit
  • Immediately press ESC or F2 once more
  • In ‘Boot’ tab your USB drive ought to be listed – amendment the order
  • Press F10 to save and exit

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