Replacing HD in a HP Pavilion X360 (Beats Audio hybrid) laptop.

[MaddogMurdoch]

Hi I bought a HP X360 Beats audio hybrid on the cheap e.g. amazon.co.uk/HP-Pavilion-X360-11-N000SA-G2C01EA/dp/B00JADUDGY with a bust HD. To try and save money I thought I'd try to install new HD. I am an amateur and have never done this before, so could do with some advice.

I connected new HD to the obvious cable under the hood of the laptop and pressed 'on'

I got Ubuntu onto a memory stick and plugged in

I enabled virtualization technology (read you had to do that to install Ubuntu)

I pressed Esc > F9 > Boot options >  there were no options at all on the Boot menu

I read it might be to do with the order the BIOS loads the Boot options?? no idea.

I went to Boot options and tried to reorder without success

I enabled Legacy as i read that might help, but still wasn't able to reorder boot options 

I pressed Esc > F9 > Boot options >  there were no options at all on the Boot menu

Tomo I will try Startup > F10 > Enter and try to see if ports are enabled... but it still seems like there should've been some options on the Boot options menu, so if any one has any ideas, I'll check in here tomo.

thanks in advance

Help!

[WAWood · Accepted solution]

@MaddogMurdoch 

I'm sorry, but we here are not equipped to provide detailed Linux support.

HP only warranties their PCs for usage with the OS that comes preinstalled. IF you replace that with Linux, or add a Linux OS, then you assume full responsibility for maintaining that -- as HP provides Linux assistance only on Redhat and then only to commercial customers.

The primary "challenge" to using Linux on any HP PC is the availability of Linux drivers. Any hardware that does not work will then range from simple (if there are Linux drivers available) to impossible (if there are NO Linux drivers available) to fix.

Since HP does not provide Linux drivers, your best bet for Linux support is to contact the support forum for the Linux distro you are using -- in this case, the Ubuntu Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/

Folks on Linux support forums have experience using a variety of machines with Linux and know a lot about driver and installation issues. You will be able to get sound and detailed help there.

Good Luck

[MaddogMurdoch]

Thanks will try my luck there. I am beginning to get the feeling I'm flogging a dead horse here...

[MaddogMurdoch]

Am trying the Ubuntu forums. Do you know if there are any other free OSs that might work better than Ubuntu?

Note: I have taken on board your point re HP support and warranty.

Thanks