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anarchotaoist
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March 4th, 2018 22:00
Precision 5520 -install Ubuntu over windows?
Hello,
I am looking at purchasing the Precision 5520.
As Dell no longer accepts btc as payment, I am looking to purchase it from overstock as they accept btc:
This laptop can be purchased from Dell with Ubuntu installed.
If I purchase it from Overstock however, it will come with Windows (?). Will I be able to install Ubuntu (Kubuntu to be precise) on it?
Are there extra drivers/configurations needed that I can download from Dell - or does the existing Windows install make it impossible to install Ubuntu?
Thanks!
water dragon
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Posted March 14th, 2018 08:00
I tried installing Ubuntu 16.04 on Precision 5520 (Windows 10 is pre-installed)
I got stacked because the ubuntu installing program could not find the hard disk.
However, by changing a SATA mode in BIOS to 'AHCI' as the instruction of the web page, I managed to install Ubuntu 16.04 on Precision 5520 with Windows 10.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/861404/installation-of-ubuntu-16-04-blocked-cannot-find-hard-disk