Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit, Tyan Thunder S2915-E & Crucial CT256M225 256GB SSD
I am attempting to install Ubuntu 10.10 (64-bit) on a Crucial 256GB SSD. Currently I have a working install of Ubuntu running on the board off of a spare Hitachi 250GB drive however I ultimately want my primary boot partition on the SSD for performance reasons.
Tyan Thunder S2915-E
2 x Opteron 2378 / 32GB DDR667-RE
EVGA GeForce 275 GTX / Tuniq 1000W PSU
Crucial 256GB M225 SSD (boot)
ARC-1120 PCI-X / 3 x 2TB Hitachi 7200 RAID5 (data)
I am having persistent issues getting Ubuntu to recognize (correctly) the Crucial 256GB SSD. Although the SSD is recognized in the BIOS the Ubuntu installer fails to register it as a viable partition on it's first pass. If I reflash the BIOS of the SSD (using the "reflash" switch on front) the drive is now recognized as a 256.1 GB partition (which I think is erroneous, it should be more along the lines of 238 GB).
I have found advice online stating that the SATA controller must be set to AHCI mode however I cannot find any corresponding setting in the BIOS.
How do I go about installing Ubuntu 10.10 on a CT256M225 SSD?
Lenovo Thinkpad W500 / Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 / 6GB PC3-8500
Intel GMA 4500WHD / ATI FireGL V5700 512MB
80GB Intel SSD
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