Can't install manjaro "There are no partitions to install on"

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Hello all
still on windows on an asus laptop
i followed the instructions:
created a bootable usb
disabled secure boot and fast boot.
i have no csm support in my bios
RAID seems to be disabled in bios
i have the latest Bios version installed.

but the main solution that appears on most of the places i looked at is enable AHCI instead of intel RST;
the issue is that Every time i try to change this setting,my bios freezes and i can’t save and exit and have to force shutdown.

any idea on what i can do about it or a workaround that might work?

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i managed to fix it and I’ll post how later,but right now i have a more urgent post installation issue.

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That is a hardware issue …

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Do you know if there are updates for your BIOS? When was the last update?

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@AlbertoSalviaNovella it’s the latest bios version.

as i said,apparently i manged to sort it out since the Manjaro installer was able to see the hard disk after i made the change.
it’s a known issue for many people that try to install a linux distro.
as i browsed for solutions,a main one that kept coming back was to:
1.Run Command Prompt as Admin
2. Invoke a Safe Mode boot with the command: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal
3. Restart the PC and enter your BIOS during bootup.
4. Change from IDE to AHCI mode then Save & Exit

then i immediately entered the the boot menu,chose the live usb and the hard drive was then recognized.

or maybe it was since i used the mouse in the Bios this time instead of the Keyboard cursors?? :thinking: any how it seems to have worked for me.

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Some times the BIOS just behaves differently when the computer shut downs compared with rebooting.

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you seem to be right as in my other thread you responded to that’s exactly what happened:

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