Despite reading dozens of HowTos and so on I am getting crazy about trying to get my dual boot system running. Maybe you can help me.
My system:
- Asus Z87-pro motherboard with UEFI
- Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD
- 2 x Seagate Desktop (former Barracuda) 1 TB HDD
- 16 GB RAM
What I want to do:
Install Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit and Ubuntu 12.04 parallel on SSD:
200 GB of SSD NFTS partition for Windows 50 GB of SSD EXT2 for Ubuntu, / folder 16 GB of SSD as SWAP for Ubuntu
Have the HDDs in RAID 1 ('FakeRaid' by Motherboard controller) as data disk in NFTS
- Alternative: Ubuntu on the RAID disk
What I tried:
Windows on SSD / Ubuntu on HDD Raid
- Create RAID 1 with Raid Controller during PC start
- Windows installation on SSD
- Linux installation on RAID
Problem: Grub does not recognize Windows
Windows and Ubuntu on SSD A
Create RAID 1 with Raid Controller during PC start
Windows installation on SSD
Linux installation on SSD
Problem: Ubuntu does not recognize Windows installation and wants to overwrite the whole SSD
Windows and Ubuntu on SSD B
- Disconnect HDDs from mainboard
- Windows installation on SSD
- Linux installation on SSD
Problem: Ubuntu does not recognize Windows installation and wants to overwrite the whole SSD
I also have tried to pre-partitionate the disks with GParted, did not work neither.
Does anyone have a tip for me?
Some of my questions:
- Why does Ubuntu not recognize Windows?
- Can I install Ubuntu on a RAIDed disk?
- Where to install the bootmanager?