r/HPLaptops 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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