The installation generated two additional partitions.
The installation generated two additional partitions.
Hi there, your setup sounds a bit unusual but not uncommon. After installing Xubuntu on an SSD with SATA PM OCZ-VERTEX2, the system often creates additional partitions to accommodate the installation files. It’s normal for the OS to generate these separate partitions, especially if you’re using a different drive type or partitioning strategy. Since your installation doesn’t boot directly from the SSD, it likely boots from one of the newly created partitions (like Ubuntu). Just make sure the correct partition is selected during boot. Let me know if you need more details!
I believe only your bios seem to treat them alike, but they’re actually different. You can inspect how the partitions appear on the SSD using Windows. If one partition is extremely small or shows a single OS file while another contains additional data, it’s definitely a sign. Probably just lookup tables and extra files to launch Ubuntu.
They likely aren't showing partitions but bootable devices. Your motherboard probably includes a built-in boot manager—usually you can only choose drives from its menu, not install an OS directly. It might display Ubuntu on P0 (partition 0) and also recognize the recovery option. You can try identifying which is which, but if it works, you can stick with the first choice. To see the actual partitions, use a partition manager inside Ubuntu or Windows.
It's unclear why it appears this way—it might be a characteristic of the motherboard, and it doesn’t seem to be a major concern. If you're using Linux, it would have indicated an issue, which wouldn't happen otherwise.