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    [ubuntu] Re: Change Boot Reference

    If it is hardware based RAID I do not know if you can even remove it. If software you can remove the RAID meta data and in effect convert to what looks like 4 hard drives.

    From a liveCD you have...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Change Boot Reference

    If it is that old it may not boot from USB flash.

    Often a server like that is totally designed as a server and the RAID is hard ware not software, but every brand/design can be different. You may...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Change Boot Reference

    Have you tried a full power down or cold boot. Sometimes BIOS seems to get locked up.
    You should get BIOS boot screen and it should show options on how to set boot order. BIOS should also tell you...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Change Boot Reference

    I do not know RAID as it is not common for desktops, but I think you have to install grub2's boot loader to the RAID drive root not the normal sda MBR.

    To use liveCD with RAID each time you boot...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Change Boot Reference

    That is a RAID server, not a desktop. You always should have a working liveCD to make repairs but to install to a server you need RAID and maybe LVM drivers which are not on the Desktop install and...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Change Boot Reference

    Welcome to the forums.

    That thread is older. Most installs to a USB stick do not require any editing to boot. But you do have to change BIOS to boot from USB flash drive. Most newer BIOS also have...
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