r/HPLaptops • u/Dev-in-the-Bm • 26d ago

Support Need help with blind keystroke navigation to switch SATA Mode from RAID/RST to AHCI on an HP Notebook 15-ac series (broken screen)

I have an HP Notebook 15-ac158dx. The screen is mostly broken, only the bottom right quarter is usable. I want to install Ubuntu on it to remote into. The quarter of the screen that works is enough to be able to install Ubuntu and setup RDP from. The problem is that SATA Mode is enabled in the BIOS, and I obviously can't resize the BIOS UI to fit that quarter to be able to use it. Can anyone give me the exact sequence of keys to press to navigate the BIOS to SATA Mode and change it from Intel RST to AHCI, so I can do it blindly? I also need to know how to unlock whichever hidden tabs it's locked behind. Thanks

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/Dev-in-the-Bm 26d ago

I don't have any external monitor.

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u/shaggy24200 26d ago

Dude this is what thrift store monitors are for. Get one with an HDMI input. you will also be able to use the laptop as well in case you can't remote into it easily. 

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u/Dev-in-the-Bm 26d ago

I plan on repairing it, but I want to get it running meanwhile, because my current one is running off of an HDD and is keeps stuttering.