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How to install Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron 15 7000
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  1. You need Ubuntu 17 on a live usb. Ubuntu 16 does not appear to support the fancy CPUs

  2. You need to switch from IDE mode to AHCI mode on the harddrive else, it won't find it.

    1. Run Command Prompt as Admin
    2. Invoke a Safe Mode boot with the command: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal
    3. Restart the PC and enter your BIOS during bootup.
    4. Change from IDE to AHCI mode then Save & Exit.
    5. Windows 10 will launch in Safe Mode.
    6. Right click the Window icon and select to run the Command Prompt in Admin mode from among the various options.
    7. Cancel Safe Mode booting with the command: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot
    8. Restart your PC once more and this time it will boot up normally but with AHCI mode activated.
    9. Bask in the reflected glory of being a total Windows 10 God
    10. https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/15006-attn-ssd-owners-enabling-ahci-mode-after-windows-10-installation.html

  3. When it asks you if you want to install 3rd party drivers, make sure you disable secure boot like it recommends. Otherwise it wont even. When I did it without disabling secure boot, it went to the next screen but the "Continue" button was not enabled. So I have to bo back and try again (that time I agreed to disable secure boot).

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