Skip to main content
Sign Out

Welcome to Dell

My Account
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Enjoy members-only rewards and discounts
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.
Sign In Create an Account Dell Financial Services Premier Sign In Partner Program Sign In
Contact Us

Your Dell.com Carts

Article Number: 000132047

How to resolve an PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Ubuntu/Kubuntu installation problem on your Dell personal computer

Summary: This article helps resolve issues that may occur when installing Linux on an NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD in a Dell computer. Specifically, this article focuses on the Ubuntu 16.04 and Kubuntu 17.10 operating systems. ...

This article may have been automatically translated. If you have any feedback regarding its quality, please let us know using the form at the bottom of this page.

Article Content

Symptoms

Users have encountered the following symptoms when trying to install Ubuntu on their Dell computers. These symptoms occur when using either the Dell OS recovery tool (if Ubuntu came preinstalled) or the standard version from Canonical  SLN308883_en_US__1iC_External_Link_BD_v1.
  • The Dell and Canonical diagnostics all pass.
  • The SSD is detected in the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), which is set to Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) with Secure Boot disabled.
  • The installation stops responding when reading from the ISO operating system install media.
  • This happens with all three methods 'Try Ubuntu without installing', 'Install Ubuntu' and 'OEM Install'.
  • Installing to a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) works on the same computer with no issues.
If you are not experiencing these symptoms, check the following articles for more information:


Back to Top

Cause

A setting in the BIOS that conflicts with the type of SSD being used can cause this issue.

Resolution

  1. Boot your computer and access the BIOS.

    On most Dell computers, you can rapidly tap the F2 key at the Dell Splash Screen to boot directly to the BIOS. Always follow the on-screen instructions.

  2. Go to the SATA Operation category and select the RAID On option.

  3. Save the changes and the computer will reboot.

  4. Connect the Linux installation media and boot to it to start the operating system installation.

    On most Dell computers, you can rapidly tap the F12 key at the Dell Splash Screen to boot to an on-screen boot menu. Use the cursor keys to select the correct option for your media type and hit Enter.

  5. Follow the steps in the How to Install Ubuntu Linux on your Dell PC article to complete the installation.


Back to Top

Article Properties

Affected Product

Precision 5820 Tower

Last Published Date

17 Jun 2021

Version

5

Article Type

Solution

Back to Top