Acer Extensa 215-52 Dual boot: Hard disk partitions not showing up on ubuntu installation

Nitinn

@ZXD please tell me what is the solution of this problem I have the same scenario here.

PLEASE HELP :)

Nitinn

@JackE Please tell if you have any fix .

As far as I got to know from the above conversation that I have to change HDD1 to HDD0 , So that my Linux installer detects the hard drive.

PLEASE HELP :)

JackE

Nitinn Does your BIOS information tab show both drives HDD0 & HDD1?

Nitinn

@JackE yes it shows HDD0 and HDD1

The Drive is listed on the HDD1 slot..

Nitinn

HDD0 slot shows - **None**

JackE

> >HDD0 slot shows - **None**> >

This means the BIOS hardware only detects one bootable drive. And it has no free space available to install ubuntu.

Nitinn

there any way to install…

Linux

JackE

Sure. Use Windows Disk Management app to shrink the Windows partition on the existing boot drive. This creates an unallocated space on the drive for the Ubuntu partition.

Nitinn

I have tried it but my HDD does not shows up in the linux installer..

It shows like this..only

JackE

Please post a phone photo or screenshot of Windows Disk Management app.

Nitinn

As you said…

JackE

There is currently no UNallocated free space for the Linux partition on your boot drive C. All the free space is now allocated to the Windows.

So you must shrink (eg UNalllocate), the free space in the Windows C partition. Select the C partition and perform the shrink procedure under the Action menuitem. Shrink the Windows partition by about 150GB UNallocated free space for installing the Linux partition.