ubuntu 12.04 New instalation sata hdd

[dobromir.mitkov]

Hello,

how to install an ubuntu. on a blank sata hdd. first install. do i need windows on it to format them? the problem comes from the fact that it can not recognize the hdd.

help please.

[Bashing-om]

dobromir.mitkov; Hi !

Try this --- as it is a new hard drive perhaps not having an existent partition table is the problem.

Boot up with the liveCD: -> try ubuntu
At the desk top: launcher (left side of screen) -> ubuntu button (top icon) = the dash
in the dash insert the term GParted (ubuntu partiton editor);
click on the GParted icon to start the utility;
select the drive from the upper right - only one drive ? will be "sda"-;
choose "device" in GParted's task bar -> new -> format -> "msdos" [this is not microsoft dos] if you are happy with the older partitioning scheme of 4 primary partitions;
Close out GParted and click on "install ubuntu" icon on the desk top. Carefully follow the install wizards prompts to install ubuntu. -Remember your username and PASSWORD as they are vital to administer your system.




just try'n to help

[fantab]

If the Blank Sata HDD is new and more than 2TB than you are better off using GPT table instead of MSDOS.

[dobromir.mitkov]

I was able to install it. And at the moment Ubuntu is updating. Thank's for the support. ):P I was using Ubunto 12.04 for 3 weeks now and Ubuntu 10 for 2 years and I didn't know about the partitioning software.

Greetings.

[Bucky Ball]

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