Zorin and Hard Disk in my Laptop

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I have a Lenovo Legion laptop. It has both a 512GB SSD and a 1TB hard drive. I always install the operating system on the SSD. However, when I try to access the hard drive after booting, I get a "disk not responding" warning and I can't access it. The last time I tried, I couldn't access the hard drive for a long time, which really annoyed me. I immediately installed Linux Mint. In Linux Mint, I didn't have any problems accessing the hard drive. I could access the hard drive immediately after booting. However, the keyboard sometimes not working, which I encountered in ZorinOS, also occurred in Linux Mint, so I switched to Cachy OS. Why do I not have easy access to the hard drive in ZorinOS, and why does the keyboard sometimes not work?

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Hi. Have searched HDD issue using Ubuntu 24.04 in search criteria as Zorin 18 is a fork of same:

" Users experiencing hard drive access issues on Ubuntu 24.04 with Lenovo Legion laptops often face conflicts with the NTFS3 driver , which can cause external or secondary drives to be detected but not mountable. A widely reported solution is to blacklist the ntfs3 module by creating a configuration file to force the system to use the older, more stable ntfs-3g driver.

To apply this fix, open a terminal and run the following command:

echo 'blacklist ntfs3' | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/disable-ntfs3.conf

After running the command, reboot your system . This forces Ubuntu to use the legacy NTFS driver, which typically resolves mounting errors for NTFS-formatted drives that worked in previous Ubuntu versions.

If the issue persists or involves an internal HDD not being detected at all, consider the following additional steps:

  • Check Disk Management : Boot into Windows (if dual-booting) to ensure the drive is not in a "dirty" state or requiring a quick fix, as Windows often corrects minor file system errors upon startup.
  • Verify BIOS Settings : Enter the BIOS/UEFI setup and ensure Intel Rapid Start Technology (iRST) is disabled, as RAID caching modes can sometimes prevent Linux from recognizing individual drives.
  • Manual Mounting : If the drive appears in lsblk but not in the file manager, manually mount it using sudo mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt to diagnose specific error messages.

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In respect of keyboard:

" Keyboards on Lenovo Legion laptops running Ubuntu 24.04 often fail due to kernel module conflicts (specifically intel_vbtn or elan_i2c ) or suspend/resume bugs where the internal keyboard controller does not re-initialize.

  • Update the Kernel : The most effective fix is installing a newer kernel (6.8 or later) via the Update Manager (View > Linux Kernels), as recent kernels include specific patches for Ryzen 6000 series and Legion hardware issues.
  • Blacklist Conflicting Modules : If the keyboard fails at boot (e.g., during LUKS decryption), create /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-intel_vbtn.conf with blacklist intel_vbtn and reboot. For touchpad/keyboard combo issues, add initcall_blacklist=elants_i2c to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub .
  • Suspend Workarounds : If the keyboard works after boot but fails after closing the lid, try adding i8042.nopnp or i8042.reset to the GRUB boot parameters. Alternatively, some users report success by temporarily reloading the atkbd module (sudo modprobe -r atkbd && sudo modprobe atkbd ) or toggling volume keys to reset the hardware state.
  • BIOS Updates : Check Lenovo’s support site for the latest BIOS, as firmware updates frequently resolve ACPI and peripheral power management issues specific to Legion models.

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