(switching secure boot OFF and OS mode to 'CSR OS' also works of course if you can live without secure boot)ġ.) Create bootable Win8.1/Samsung recovery USB stick (min. So I installed Win8.1 again from recovery boot stick and went through the procedure above, worked. When I replaced the 128GB mSATA SSD with an empty 512GB SSD and installed Ubuntu (in EFI mode), installation succeeded but UEFI did not recognize ubuntu ('All boot options are tried.') - played with efibootmgr, no success. I installed Ubuntu 14.04 alongside Win8.1, following procedure required as installer does not recognize Windows partition:Ģ.) Shrink the Windows partition (its the largest one)ģ.) create ext4 partition in freed space (mountpoint / )Ĥ.) installer should detect windows efi boot partition and uses it, no action required UEFI Secure Boot works, however need to disable Fastboot in BIOS so that USB stick is recognized.

Endless loop from there on.4.) Hardware: pretty much everything works out of the box, besides fan-quiet mode and the internal microphone (see bug ) I have a 32 bit Dell Reinstallation Disk for Windows 7 PRO and attempted to boot from the dvd with cd/dvd set as first boot device.

I used another computer to again format the drive and then replaced it. Dell said that no CAB file existed for this model. I then consulted with Dell Pro and was trying to find a CAB file for this laptop to more easily get it going. I could not download anything due to EXTREMELY slow speed although I have a high speed isp. Then, naturally nothing much worked because I needed SP3 and also all the drivers specific to this laptop. I then attempted an install of XP PRO SP2 from a store bought cd that was never used. I installed an unused 20gb IDE drive which was an exact duplicate of the original. DELL INSPIRON 6000 LAPTOP - This old laptop had the hard drive fail.

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