I currently have a friend's computer that he got and has Windows 8 OS that we are actually trying to get rid off.
He would like to use Ubuntu as his main OS. He got the computer second hand so he does not know the BIOS password and that's an issue because the BIOS seems to be blocking USB booting.
Tried cmospwd software in cmd in windows but it seems that it does not work on a 32-bit system.
So I tried to just do it hardware and remove the CMOS battery for a few hours. I could not find jumper to clear the CMOS in the motherboard. Does anyone know how I can do this? The laptop is an ACER ES1-531
If any additional info I may provide that can help please do let me know.
EDIT
As an alternate solution as per a recommendation from below I saw that I could install the software using a different computer, but looking into the solution makes me wonder on how to do it since both on my computers are BIOS no UEFI, maybe I'm confused or just stressed about it.
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