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Installing Ubuntu on a new computer

Ask Ubuntu Asked by Wassap124 on February 9, 2021

Bought a new laptop and wanted to install Ubuntu on it.
When I try to install it says

you need at least 8.6 GB disk space to install Ubuntu. This computer has only 7.4 GB

Now, those 7.4GB are clearly the flash drive – but why would the installer think I’m trying to install ubuntu on the flash drive?
I have installed ubuntu several times before (dual boot), and have never encountered this

One Answer

As you probably figured the SATA mode is needed to be changed from RAID to AHCI, but I didn't have the option in BIOS.

The trick is that my acer laptop hides that option by default - and can be revealed by using CTRL+S in the BIOS main tab (this isn't prompted anywhere).

It is not needed to install windows, just change it to AHCI, if not possible to change press ctrl+s on the main tab in BIOS. You better disable secure boot and fast boot. -- Acer Community Forums

Answered by Wassap124 on February 9, 2021

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