Install Zorin pro os 18 to 2025 Nvme m.2 ssd

Installing Zorin OS
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Hi there! I have messed with Linux and Zorin off and on in the past, but now with the way windows is doing things I'm jumping ship.

I just got a new laptop on black Friday that came with Win11 pre installed. I wiped that, flashed Zorin to a thumb drive, had to get a caddie for the Nvme to show up in the installer. Everything has sofar panned out, but I am now getting this error.

I think the next thing I'll try is putting a fan on the caddie and seeing if that helps, it does have a heat sink on it but I don't think that's doing enough.

Any feed back or ideas would be greatly appreciated!

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but now with the way windows is doing things I'm jumping ship

Yeah, I feel you.

Are you sure your thumbdrive is healthy ? Are you using Ventoy ? I remember some distro don't play well with it.

Also, what's the brand of the nvme ?

And many nvme enclosures don't work great either (regardless of the host OS)

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I'm not sure if the thumb drive is healthy, I'm using an 125gb SanDisk SD card in a adapter, it's what I had lying around

The brand of the Ssd is Western Digital, it has SanDisk chips on it I'm not sure if that means anything to what we're doing.

I don't know what Ventoy is.

I but the every me es ist die Caddy from Newegg brand new

Would it be worth it to see if something like mint would work, to rule out an os problem?

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Maybe try it with a USB Stick instead. And did You checked the Checksum of the ISO? Are Secure Boot and Fast Boot in BIOS disabled? What Tool did You use to create the bootable Drive?

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Sure, you can try to install Mint, that's the cheapest thing to try.

Sd card in an adapter ? hmmm... not what I would use, but maybe it's just a prejudice on my part...

Western Digital is a pretty reputable quality, so it should not be the culprit here...

but dubious adapters can be a source of trouble... are yours dubious ? no idea, but as a rule of thumb, if I can avoid these, I do.

Also, you keep saying caddy... I interpreted that as a substitute for enclosures, but I maybe wrong, in which case I have no idea what you mean about "caddies".

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I used belanaetcher

Not exactly sure how to check a checksum, I'll look into it

Fast boot and secure boot are disabled

I do have a USB stick I can try but it is old. I'll pick one up here soon, if needed

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Yeah what I mean caddy I do mean an enclosure. When I try to install Zorin with it in the computer it's doesn't show up in the installer

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If You have the Possibility to use a Windows-Pc, I cwould recommend Rufus for this. Depending if Your BIOS is in UEFI or Legacy Mode, choose in Rufus on the ''Partition Sheme'' Option GPT for UEFI or MBR for Legacy.

If You only have Linux now, Popsicle or Impression would be an Option.

Here are Instructions:

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When I try to install Zorin with it in the computer it's doesn't show up in the installer

yeah... that's not a great sign about your hardware linux support...

but, when your nvme was mounted the regular way (ie directly on the motherboard). Did you try to launch a terminal and use lsblk ?
If not, it may be worth trying this and check if this command detects an nvme or not.

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Just did..... It doesn't show the Nvme drive when it's in the motherboard

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Hmmm.... you can try with Mint if you wish, though I suspect a similar result.
You can also try, if you have one, another nvme, just to be sure... or try you WD nvme into another computer if you can.

Alas, I fear your hardware to be not compatible or defective. Is it a laptop ?

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Yes it is a laptop.
I'll try Mint and get back to you, I don't currently have anothe Nvme drive to test it with, and I don't have another PC to test the drive in. but if I have to I'll get another drive.

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You're in a tough spot to be in. fingers crossed.

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Yeah I'm starting to realize that, thank you I'll get back to you on the mint test and I'll go from there