This might be OT - install from live CD to SSD

[Tod Merley]

You might try disabling the UEFI security in bios

getting everything specifically signed and approved withing the UEFI
security environment sounds complicated.



On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Joe Feely <joe.feely at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Trying to install Fedora 20 to a replacement Kingston SSDNOW300V 120 GB
> SSD, from the live CD (Mate DE spin). The previous similar SSD died after 4
> months excellent use.
>
> My hardware is a bundle consisting of:-
> Motherboard - Asrock FM2A75 Pro 4+  with CPU an AMD trinity A4 5300, and
> 2x2GB DDR3 RAM
>
> What's happening:-
> On starting the bios (UEFI) can see the SSD (even displays the S/N);
> within UEFI is the only time I can see the SSD.
> Fedora 20 live CD boots up ok (bar can't see the SSD), and following the
> option to install to hard drive it can't see any hard drive.
> (I tried with Linux Mint 16, and the same problem).
>
>
> A friend has successfully connected to the drive via an external SSD
> reader (connected by USB 3), and used a program "Partition wizard 8" to
> format it, and copy and read some files successfully (he was running
> Windows 7).
>
> Any ideas what I could try ?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>
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