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Originally Posted by xtb
I did come across that when searching for a solution but my SATA Configuration in the BIOS has only two choices, "ATA Mode" and "Off". During the install I could see the new drive, format it and partition it. It was the only drive installed at the time
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So, the problem doesn't seem to be with the BIOS nor OS seeing the drive, as they both can access it and the OS can even partition it.
Could be some other install problem. Do you remember at what file/step the installation was on when it stopped?
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Originally Posted by xtb
I tried the latest releases of Oracle Linux and CentOS, both multiple times with the same result.
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Those are both somewhat odd choices, especially for a Linux newbie (and especially Oracle).
Because your machine is older, it might be best to go with a minimal and lightweight distro, that is easy to install and also newbie friendly, such as:
Lubuntu;
Antix;
LXLE; or
Bohdi.
