How to enter bios for laptop?

I have a very old laptop, an Acer Extensa 5630, so I want to change my operating system from Windows 10 ( I think Win7 or vista is this laptop's original OS) to Ubuntu.

The thing is, I need to enter the bios setup or boot (I honestly don't know which is which.) My bios is, apparently, legacy, not UEFI, so using the advanced option for system recovery doesn't work.

Thus, I'll have to do it when I start the laptop. I start the laptop and the 'esc' button is the only one that brings a page. However, said page only appears for a few seconds then leaves qucikly, so I can't do anything with it.

 

f2 probably cause acer

 

Try f9 if it would work as it is commonly used key for boot setup

 

Press all the buttons.

Works for me.

 

google said delete might work

 

f8 f11 or google it...

 

It is F2 for Acer Extensa 5630
https://www.acerrepairblog.us/travelmate-5730-extensa-5630/bios-setup-utility.html

 

Can't help you dude...
I have no laptop

 

Try F1-f12 and delete or insert

 

delete or f2 probably

 

Do you want to delete Windows and just have Ubuntu? Or do you want to have a partition for Ubuntu?

Either way: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-install-ubuntu-desktop?backURL=/#0
The Ubuntu Installation tutorial is super easy to follow. My school laptop is running ubuntu but has a partition for windows for programs that require windows os.

 

try google

 

F2 but unless your changing boot priority, to boot from your installation media, BIOS isn't gonna help a whole lot with installing a new OS.

 

You know you can upgrade to Windows 10 whitout going to bios... You can upgrade it by M$ site...
If you have Windows 7 or 8 you can upgrade for free... Just need to go to their site... And download the program... Andit do everything by itself.

 

If you have a windows 10, then here are the steps:
1.Go to settings
2.Click update& security on the panel on the side
3.Click Recovery
4.Click The button that says restart now under advanced startup
5.Troubleshoot
6.Advanced Options
7.UEFI Firmware Settings
You will be in BIOS after you restart.
I know this because I googled how yesterday to turn on my virtualization settings.
EDIT: I just saw how you said you had Legacy and Not UEFI, so I think this advice is useless...
Good luck.

 

He has windows 10. He doesn't want windows 10. He wants to switch to Ubuntu.

 

Shit! I missread realy bad xD

 

what exactly you want? do u want both w10 and ubuntu in one laptop or u want to switch w10 with ubuntu?
if u want the second one then u need to format w10 n install ubuntu... that's how I would've done it...
if you have trouble with the boot up then are a few prog that can help u with that...

 

urk... w10... you have to use manufacturer key or enable legacy mode from cmd

 

if you can't figure out that by yourself, you probably are better off not trying to switch or dual boot SO's, especially in laptop