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Can't boot from SSD on the 3360
Hi all,
I got a new Vostro 3360 with the i7, 8GB of RAM, a 500GB 5400 RPM HDD and a 32GB mSata SSD drive which was used to cache the HDD with the Intel Smart Response Technology. Unfortunately, the computer also came with Windows 8, which is useless for me, so I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 on it.
Now, I managed to overcome many issues so far; I got the Secure Boot turned off, unchained the HDD and the SSD, turned the raid flag off for both, and managed to repartition the SSD so that I could install the Ubuntu system on it. However, I can't see to be able to boot from the ssd no matter what I do. It shows in the BIOS as present, but I don't have it as a boot option. I tried installing the system and keeping the GRUB bootloader on the HDD, that didn't work either.
I'll really appreciate any help, this is supposed to be my new work computer and trying to get the installation to work is eating up a lot of time...
Thanks.
OM_The_Tortoise
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February 9th, 2013 15:00
Okay, I managed to install it on my own... Turns out the boot partition had to be EFI.
Andreeaa
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January 12th, 2016 10:00
Thanks for the advice. I did the same and it worked. Step by step for others:
1/ I created the Windows 10 USB instalation media
2/ I removed the old mSATA SSD and the HDD (see disassembly guide on youtube).
3/ In BIOS, I changed the boot option from Legacy to UEFI
4/ I installed the new mSATA SSD 128GB
5/ I turned on the computer, plugged in the USB instalation media and did the Windows 10 instalation
6/ The instalation proceeded standard way, after first restart the system rebooted from mSATA SSD without any problem
7/ I turned off the computer and installed the HDD
8/ I needed to install the Free Fall Sensor Driver and then (after restar) the HDD was visible to the system
Probably it would function even without disassembling the laptop while the HDD is inside but I haven't tried it.
Good luck!