New system build - first time startup issues - Ubuntu

[gshock]

I just finished my first full system: AMD Athlon 2.1GHz, ASRock A780Full Display Port mobo, LG DVD/CD combo drives (2), 3.5" floppy.

I wanted this to be a linux box, and I'm installing Ubuntu. When I boot the CD from the drive, I get an fd0 error. I read the user manual, but the instructions only pertain to installing 2000/XP/Vista. I tried to run XP SP2, and it started the install, apparently normal. I canceled it and went back to the linux distro to see if I did something wrong.

So I'm trying to figure out what's different. Someone suggested that it might be the SATA drives, or that something's not set correctly in the bios. Does anyone know if there's an issue installing a linux system, specifically Ubuntu, with a SATA-II drive?

I checked the boot order, and the CD-ROM is listed first, then HDD, and floppy. I have it set to non-RAID, since I only have one HDD. There's another option AHCI. I tried that, but it didn't seem to help. It got stuck in the boot sequence.

When I boot from the CD, it loads the install menu, and I select "Install". Then a status bar comes up and it keeps trying to read the floppy. Finally, I get an error that says, "I/O error, fd0 not found. But I have the floppy connected. I checked the connection, and it only fits one way on the board. I flipped the cable on the floppy, and I got an error saying that the floppy drive was not connected. So I flipped it back.

I have an older CD/DVD drive that I can borrow from another system to get it up and running. It's not an SATA-II. I don't know what you call it, but it uses the ribbon cables.

If you can help me troubleshoot this, I would appreciate the help.

Thanks,
-gshock

 

[Dangman]

I have an older CD/DVD drive that I can borrow from another system to get it up and running. It's not an SATA-II. I don't know what you call it, but it uses the ribbon cables.

That ribbon cable is called IDE.

Anyway, have you thought about just removing the floppy drive from the system? AS in disconnecting it from the entire system altogether?

 

[gshock]

Anyway, have you thought about just removing the floppy drive from the system?

I did, but not while I was working on it. I'll try that tonight, if not, I'll try an updated distro and see if that fixes it.

 

[Drakan290]

It's a problem with the floppy drive. There's really no practical use for one nowadays anyway so i'd say take the sucker out.

 

[gshock]

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried a different version (newer, updated) with drivers that run from the Install CD. I guess they weren't present for the older version that I was trying.

Everything worked find. Drivers installed, installation went smoothly, and no issues. Problem solved. I didn't have to unplug anything.

Thanks for the help.