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I'm trying to setup a dual boot system with Windows Vista 64 (already installed) and Ubuntu 10.10. I added a new drive which is identical to the one Vista is installed on. When I boot into the LiveCD I can see and mount the second drive and edit it in Gparted. However, when I use the installer it will only bring up the drive that already has Vista installed.

I've tried everything I know. I'm not sure if its a BIOS setting or something else I've missed.

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Have you clicked on the list box and selected the second drive? By default, the installer will show the partitions on the first drive.

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  • Yes, I've tried all three install options and all three list the drive and partition where Vista is install, but does not list the second drive.
    – atodd
    Commented Jan 12, 2011 at 4:11
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Sometimes if you have a newer motherboard the drivers for chipsets managing storage would be not included in Ubuntu LTS editions.

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Try to boot a live session and start a terminal session (or to switch to the console with CTRL-ALT-F1) and issue:

$ sudo os-prober

You'll probably see a probing error which could be the reason why your drive is not taken in consideration. It's quite likely that your second drive has leftovers of a RAID configuration, in this case it's sufficient to do:

$ sudo dmraid -rE

(-r = raid, -E remove metadata) and confirm the operation. Start the installer and you should see it.

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