[kwlug-disc] fwd: win 8 out and Linux Mint 16 in

[William Park]

On Wed, Feb 05, 2014 at 07:44:52PM -0500, Paul Nijjar wrote:
> 
> I got another request for help via the website contact form. Is there
> a volunteer who would be willing to help Brian out? If so contact me
> and I will forward Brian's information.
> 
> - Paul
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from bfairey at rogers.com -----
> 
> Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:35:58 -0500
> Subject: [About KWLUG] win 8 out and Linux Mint 16 in
> 
> Brian Fairey sent a message using the contact form at
> http://kwlug.org/contact.
> 
> The first problem is that I have a HP desktop one year old with win
> 8.1 ( a piece of crap)
> How do I load Linux, I've tried but I cannot get into the BIOS (UFEI)
> Please help

Well, if you can't get into BIOS, then no amount of Linux magic can help
you.  I assume you need to boot order.  Try F8 (my Asus motherboard) or
F2 or F12 during post.
-- 
William