Cannot install Ubuntu 12.04 in Dell XPS 14 ultrabook

Hi Espina Edgar,

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Please use the below mentioned link on how to install Ubuntu 12.4 Operating System.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

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Try these:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/166513/install-ubuntu-12-04-64bits-on-dell-xps-14-ultrabook

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ubuntu-installer-cant-find-my-sata-drive/

Hello Edgar;

I just finished installing 12.04 on my daughters' two brand-new Inspiron 14z laptops and had a real problem trying to do so, which sounds similar to your situation.

In my case, it turned out that the hard drives had some kind of RAID enabled which prevented Ubiquity from seeing the partition table.

The solution for me was to open a terminal as I was "trying out" 12.04 and type in the following command:

sudo dmraid -rE /dev/sda

Then, I could click on "Install 12.04" and away we went.

This is documented in a number of places, the best of which is the discussion at:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/21267/why-doesnt-the-installer-see-all-of-my-hard-drives?rq=1

this worked perfectly on my dell xps 14. the xps 14 just got delivered today. (5.30.13) i tried the ubuntu OS, opened a terminal, entered (sudo dmraid -rE /dev/sda) and then continuned the install and it worked like a charm!. thanks!

Haha, a fake RAID, eh? Running "sudo dmraid -E -r /dev/sdX" (X = {a, b, c, d...} depending on how many hard drives are on the computer) from a Live CD type things can get rid of these fakes and reveal the truth...! Go back into Windows after setting up Ubuntu, then re-enable Intel Rapid Storage Technology.