The updated linux version isn't starting up with the old Gigabyte board.
The updated linux version isn't starting up with the old Gigabyte board.
Hey there. My old PC has a gigabyte motherboard running a Core 2 Duo E7500 CPU. The BIOS is from Award Software, and the GTX 1650 is present but seems unrelated to the issue. All the HDDs are functioning properly. I followed these steps: first, I wiped everything clean, then I installed void linux on one of the drives (160GB, MBR format). After booting, I tried installing again on another drive and got the same error. I attempted to install Void Linux manually, but it worked without issues during the Grub setup. Then I tried Debian, which also failed with the same BIOS error. I attempted to create a GPT HDD with a 1MB partition for the BIOS boot sector on void linux, but still encountered the problem. I’m not sure what’s causing it and am feeling exhausted. If anyone needs help, I’ll share photos of the BIOS settings soon. UPD: BIOS model is GA-P43-ES3G.
Use only the HDD as the boot choice and switch SATA mode from IDE to ACHI
The HD appears as a SLAVE and likely has connectors at the end for switching between SLAVE and MASTER modes. It might only require a jumper replacement or removal.
IDE drives have long been a legacy feature, rarely needed today. You could try unsetting jumpers on both drives and letting the system handle it, or simply remove the jumper from the affected drive. It might also require configuring the MBR instead of using GPT.
Thank you, I'll attempt it later. At the moment I've swapped slave for master and vice versa to check if a different disk functions.