[Solved] Linux Installer Not Detecting Hard Drive: Ubuntu, Mint, Universal USB Installer Issue

When installing Linux from USB, the installer does not see the hard drive. The problem is identical when trying to install Ubuntu and Mint. I booted the pendrive with the Universal USB Installer.

The fairies are not here.
What is this hardware configuration?
What image of Ubuntu and Mint?

dedito wrote:

What is this hardware configuration?

As well as SMART disk:
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic3190106.html
BIOS can see it?

It's old hardware, and that's why it wants Linux.
Fujitsu Esprimo P2530 with a changed processor.
1GB RAM DDR2
Core 2 Duo E6300
Disk: HDD WD 200GB
Bios sees the drive and Windows installs flawlessly.

Upload some info from the terminal:
lsblk
blkid
sudo fdisk -l / dev / sda

And I use an ATA to SATA adapter, but when connecting another drive directly with a SATA cable, the effect is the same.

/ dev / sda dmesg.txt

BTW: for the future, in command fdisk between -l and / dev / sda there should be a space ...

Here is the file you got after typing the command in the Terminal:

[0.000000] DMI: FUJITSU SIEMENS ESPRIMO EDITION P2530 / D2740-A2, BIOS 6.00 R1.02.2740.A2 05/09/2008

First, update the BIOS to 6.00.1.06 (12/01/2009) - click here:
http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/IndexDownload.asp -> Product Search -> P2530 -> | BIOS | -> + Flash - BIOS for D2740-A2x ...

Later, test again in AHCI and IDE modes and, if necessary, upload photos of all SATA @ nForce 630i controller settings

BTW: write the marking / device models connected to the SATA ports, something is there:

[27.616048] ata2.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa1)
[27.616054] ata2.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I / O error, err_mask = 0x4)
[27.616087] ata1.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xec)
[27.616091] ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I / O error, err_mask = 0x4)
[27.930628] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[27.930680] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)

Bios is installing. Here is a list of all connected devices under the board:
1.Disk: WDC WD2000JB
2.ATA-sATA adapter
3. DVD drive: Optirac AD-7200S
4.Wi-Fi network card: EDiMAX EW-7128G
5.Front USB ports
6. Memory card reader
7.Front Entrances Jack

After updating the BIOS and setting the SATA Controller Mode to Enhanced and Silent Mode to Silent, the installer sees the partitioned disk and the DVD drive.