BIOS Menu not opening if Pen Drive is attached

So, I installed manjaro (kde) in dual boot with windoze. I want to install XFCE version and remove kde one. So, I attached my pen drive in which xfce one is flashed. And on boot I am able to open Boot Device Menu where I can select the device from which I want to boot.

But, I want to access BIOS Settings too. But when I try I am not able to do that. It just gives me a black screen with a white pointer at the top left.

Before installing manjaro in dual boot everything was fine and I was able to open BIOS Settings even when the pendrive is attached.

Tho, I can open it when pendrive is not attached. But it’s so weird that it’s not opening after it’s attached and laptop is started.

So, Problem Summary:
BIOS Settings was opening even with pen drive attached when my laptop had that windoze only.

After Dual Boot, BIOS Settings can be opened. But if I attach a PenDrive and then boot my device and try to access BIOS Settings then

It just gives me a black screen with a white pointer at top left.

Any help? :confused:

Also,
inxi --admin --verbosity=7 --filter --no-host --width
https://0x0.st/-ETm.txt

From BIOS settings, check boot device priority and set HDD/SDD as #1.

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ahh I guess you didnt got the problem :confused: my bad. I have edited the post above. check again.
BIOS settings is not opening. Menu for selecting device is opening.

Is it a BIOS or UEFI? If UEFI then you should be able to boot into the UEFI through the grub boot menu.

I tried both the F2 key (UEFI Firmware Settings Key for my lappy) and the option in GRUB Menu. Both results the same :confused:

(Keep in mind that this error is only happening when my usb stick is attached before booting)

So to be more accurate… It is not a Manjaro Problem, but a UEFI Problem. Just don’t put the USB Boot on first place and use the uefi boot menu to choose the USB Flash Drive.

EDIT: Also there is a newer UEFI Version available than yours: Product Support | Acer United Kingdom

  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A715-75G v: V1.03 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: CFL model: Azalea_FMS v: V1.03 serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde v: 1.03 
  date: 07/03/2020 
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