Ubuntu / GParted can find HDD, installs fine, but no HDD found after install/reboot
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I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu issue or a hardware one, but I'm trying to install 16.04 on an old Optiplex 990 with a new 4TB HDD.
From USB, GParted can find the HDD, and the installer sets up Ubuntu fine. The HDD also shows up in the BIOS. But on boot, post-install, I keep getting "No Hard Drive Found." I've tried moving the drive from SATA0 to SATA1 -- still detected in the BIOS and GParted -- but still "No Hard Drive Found" on boot.
Any ideas on what's going on here -- why I can see the HDD in BIOS, and with GParted and through the install process, but the HDD can't be found as a bootable drive afterwards?
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I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu issue or a hardware one, but I'm trying to install 16.04 on an old Optiplex 990 with a new 4TB HDD.
From USB, GParted can find the HDD, and the installer sets up Ubuntu fine. The HDD also shows up in the BIOS. But on boot, post-install, I keep getting "No Hard Drive Found." I've tried moving the drive from SATA0 to SATA1 -- still detected in the BIOS and GParted -- but still "No Hard Drive Found" on boot.
Any ideas on what's going on here -- why I can see the HDD in BIOS, and with GParted and through the install process, but the HDD can't be found as a bootable drive afterwards?
boot hard-drive
asked Nov 24 at 1:47
JeanSibelius
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1. Change SATA type from RAID to AHCI 2. If you mean 4TB, BIOS only supports 2TB so you need to be cautious.
– Alvin Liang
Nov 24 at 3:37
If BIOS sees drive correctly (as 4TB) and you have it partitioned with gpt, not MBR, do you have an ESP for UEFI boot or a bios_grub for BIOS boot? Grub will not correctly install otherwise. And those partitions need to be near beginning of drive. UEFI/gpt partitioning in Advance: askubuntu.com/questions/743095/… Use ppa version with your live installer, not older Boot-Repair ISO: Please attach link to the summary report, the auto fix sometimes can create more issues. help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
– oldfred
Nov 24 at 4:38
Yes, TB — edited original. Maybe I’m naive but I assumed that the installation process would create all the necessary partitions, etc. — I'll run through the above instructions, and thank you!
– JeanSibelius
Nov 24 at 10:15
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I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu issue or a hardware one, but I'm trying to install 16.04 on an old Optiplex 990 with a new 4TB HDD.
From USB, GParted can find the HDD, and the installer sets up Ubuntu fine. The HDD also shows up in the BIOS. But on boot, post-install, I keep getting "No Hard Drive Found." I've tried moving the drive from SATA0 to SATA1 -- still detected in the BIOS and GParted -- but still "No Hard Drive Found" on boot.
Any ideas on what's going on here -- why I can see the HDD in BIOS, and with GParted and through the install process, but the HDD can't be found as a bootable drive afterwards?
boot hard-drive
asked Nov 24 at 1:47
JeanSibelius
1,22541720
I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu issue or a hardware one, but I'm trying to install 16.04 on an old Optiplex 990 with a new 4TB HDD.
From USB, GParted can find the HDD, and the installer sets up Ubuntu fine. The HDD also shows up in the BIOS. But on boot, post-install, I keep getting "No Hard Drive Found." I've tried moving the drive from SATA0 to SATA1 -- still detected in the BIOS and GParted -- but still "No Hard Drive Found" on boot.
Any ideas on what's going on here -- why I can see the HDD in BIOS, and with GParted and through the install process, but the HDD can't be found as a bootable drive afterwards?
boot hard-drive
boot hard-drive
asked Nov 24 at 1:47
JeanSibelius
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asked Nov 24 at 1:47
JeanSibelius
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edited Nov 24 at 10:13
asked Nov 24 at 1:47
JeanSibelius
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asked Nov 24 at 1:47
JeanSibelius
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asked Nov 24 at 1:47
JeanSibelius
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1,22541720
1. Change SATA type from RAID to AHCI 2. If you mean 4TB, BIOS only supports 2TB so you need to be cautious.
– Alvin Liang
Nov 24 at 3:37
If BIOS sees drive correctly (as 4TB) and you have it partitioned with gpt, not MBR, do you have an ESP for UEFI boot or a bios_grub for BIOS boot? Grub will not correctly install otherwise. And those partitions need to be near beginning of drive. UEFI/gpt partitioning in Advance: askubuntu.com/questions/743095/… Use ppa version with your live installer, not older Boot-Repair ISO: Please attach link to the summary report, the auto fix sometimes can create more issues. help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
– oldfred
Nov 24 at 4:38
Yes, TB — edited original. Maybe I’m naive but I assumed that the installation process would create all the necessary partitions, etc. — I'll run through the above instructions, and thank you!
– JeanSibelius
Nov 24 at 10:15
add a comment |
1. Change SATA type from RAID to AHCI 2. If you mean 4TB, BIOS only supports 2TB so you need to be cautious.
– Alvin Liang
Nov 24 at 3:37
If BIOS sees drive correctly (as 4TB) and you have it partitioned with gpt, not MBR, do you have an ESP for UEFI boot or a bios_grub for BIOS boot? Grub will not correctly install otherwise. And those partitions need to be near beginning of drive. UEFI/gpt partitioning in Advance: askubuntu.com/questions/743095/… Use ppa version with your live installer, not older Boot-Repair ISO: Please attach link to the summary report, the auto fix sometimes can create more issues. help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
– oldfred
Nov 24 at 4:38
Yes, TB — edited original. Maybe I’m naive but I assumed that the installation process would create all the necessary partitions, etc. — I'll run through the above instructions, and thank you!
– JeanSibelius
Nov 24 at 10:15
1. Change SATA type from RAID to AHCI 2. If you mean 4TB, BIOS only supports 2TB so you need to be cautious.
– Alvin Liang
Nov 24 at 3:37
1. Change SATA type from RAID to AHCI 2. If you mean 4TB, BIOS only supports 2TB so you need to be cautious.
– Alvin Liang
Nov 24 at 3:37
If BIOS sees drive correctly (as 4TB) and you have it partitioned with gpt, not MBR, do you have an ESP for UEFI boot or a bios_grub for BIOS boot? Grub will not correctly install otherwise. And those partitions need to be near beginning of drive. UEFI/gpt partitioning in Advance: askubuntu.com/questions/743095/… Use ppa version with your live installer, not older Boot-Repair ISO: Please attach link to the summary report, the auto fix sometimes can create more issues. help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
– oldfred
Nov 24 at 4:38
If BIOS sees drive correctly (as 4TB) and you have it partitioned with gpt, not MBR, do you have an ESP for UEFI boot or a bios_grub for BIOS boot? Grub will not correctly install otherwise. And those partitions need to be near beginning of drive. UEFI/gpt partitioning in Advance: askubuntu.com/questions/743095/… Use ppa version with your live installer, not older Boot-Repair ISO: Please attach link to the summary report, the auto fix sometimes can create more issues. help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
– oldfred
Nov 24 at 4:38
Yes, TB — edited original. Maybe I’m naive but I assumed that the installation process would create all the necessary partitions, etc. — I'll run through the above instructions, and thank you!
– JeanSibelius
Nov 24 at 10:15
Yes, TB — edited original. Maybe I’m naive but I assumed that the installation process would create all the necessary partitions, etc. — I'll run through the above instructions, and thank you!
– JeanSibelius
Nov 24 at 10:15
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1. Change SATA type from RAID to AHCI 2. If you mean 4TB, BIOS only supports 2TB so you need to be cautious.
– Alvin Liang
Nov 24 at 3:37
If BIOS sees drive correctly (as 4TB) and you have it partitioned with gpt, not MBR, do you have an ESP for UEFI boot or a bios_grub for BIOS boot? Grub will not correctly install otherwise. And those partitions need to be near beginning of drive. UEFI/gpt partitioning in Advance: askubuntu.com/questions/743095/… Use ppa version with your live installer, not older Boot-Repair ISO: Please attach link to the summary report, the auto fix sometimes can create more issues. help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
– oldfred
Nov 24 at 4:38
Yes, TB — edited original. Maybe I’m naive but I assumed that the installation process would create all the necessary partitions, etc. — I'll run through the above instructions, and thank you!
– JeanSibelius
Nov 24 at 10:15