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Can't boot from SSD

Asked by Jacob Brunson

I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Samsung 840 SSD. There was previously a Windows 7 installation on there. When I installed Ubuntu on the SSD, I selected the option to wipe everything on the drive.

Now, I'm having a weird (at least to me) problem. If I try and boot to the SSD, I get an error saying "No drives found"
However, I also have a 500gb HDD installed. If I boot to that, Ubuntu starts, even though there is no OS installed on the HDD.

I would like to be able to boot from the SSD (i.e. have the HDD disconnected).

I'm seriously confused and I would like to resolve this. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Does the SSD show in BIOS?
Have you tried switching the SATA to IDE compatibility mode?

Thanks

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#2

Probably the grub-bootloader installed to the HDD and the operating system installed to the SSD.

If I guessed correctly this program will solve the problem.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair#A2nd_option_:_install_Boot-Repair_in_Ubuntu

Use a Live Media to run the program , read the instructions.

It will be useful to show us the link that boot-repair will produce.

Thanks

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