Zorin OS does not detect my hard disk

Installing Zorin OS
#1

Specifications of my laptop.
Model: HP Pavilion 14-b117es
CPU: 1,8 GHz Intel Core i5-3337U
RAM: DDR3 6GB
HDD: SATA 750 GB 5400 rpm
GPU: Intel HD 4000 (1,65 GB)

I want to completely remove Windows from my computer, as it is a few years old, it is not compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10 works very badly. So I want to have on my computer only Zorin OS.

In the Zorin OS installer does not detect my hard drive, nor does it detect Windows 10. When I go to the disk partitions nothing appears, only the USB.

I don't know if it is because of some BIOS configuration. I have been looking and for example the hard disk is split in two, and in RAID0 (I do not know the reason because the PC has only one hard disk), I do not see any option to put it in AHCI, although I do not know if the reason for not appearing is the RAID0. I do not know if it is because the hard disk is in NTFS and for that reason it does not appear? The truth is that I am very lost, it is the first time I install Linux on a computer and not in a virtual machine.

Thanks in advance to all.

#2

In Windows 10, is Fast boot or Fast Startup enabled?
It needs to be disabled.

#3

It is deactivated, but they still do not appear.

#4

IF you are certain you are removing Windows, you might use the Gparted Partition Manager on the "Try Zorin" to format the drive. use the (-) button to delete the partition (Leave the EFI partition Alone - just focus on the Main Large partition you wish to install Zorin to), then the (+) button to add formatting to that partition - Choose ext4.
Once formatted, try running the installer.

This is Risky, as it will currently leave the disk no longer with an operating system until one is installed.

#5

In your BIOS do you have SATA or AHCI enabled / disabled sometimes that can affect the visibility of the drives on linux distributions

#6

Resolved.

In the end it was what I assumed, the Raid0. For some reason the computer had a Raid0 with virtual partitions of a single hard disk. From the BIOS I deleted the Raid and erased the disk completely, and then it appeared in Zorin OS and I could install it without problems.

Thank you very much to all of you who have taken the time to answer me.

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#7

Glad you managed to find the issue/ Enjoy using Zorin OS :grinning: