Testing memory and wiping hard drive before installing Ubuntu

[Ian Bruntlett]

Hi Ralf,

On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 18:57, Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users <
ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Google the user manual of your mobo. The BIOS most likely provides a
> "legacy BIOS" option and perhaps a dual option for "EFI and legacy
> BIOS". Choose the "legacy BIOS" option.
>
I had checked the boot mode - it was UEFI boot, I changed it to CSM boot.
No luck.

With your suggestion, I did find a special trick to set UEFI firmware
settings:-
https://www.top-password.com/knowledge/disable-UEFI-enable-legacy-support.html

However, that option is no longer usable because I'm wiping the hard drive
with the command:-
sudo scrub /dev/sda

BW,


Ian

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