Dualboot your Predator Helios 300 with LinuxMint
Rapid RST technology by Intel uses RAID to access its storage devices , but this isn't compatiable with Linux based OS , so we need to change it to AHCI.
1. Switch your storage controller to AHCI mode
Warning: Directly changing SATA to AHCI from RAID / IDE will make windows unbootable !
Some systems will have the Windows operating system installed using RAID drivers including the Intel Rapid Storage Technology. SSD drives typically perform better using AHCI drivers. There is in fact a way to switch operation from either IDE / RAID to AHCI within Windows 10 without having to reinstall. Here are the steps:
- Click the Start Button and type cmd
- Right-click the result and select Run as administrator
- Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal (ALT: bcdedit /set safeboot minimal)
- Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup (press F12 or F2)
- Go to MAIN in Boot menu and Press [ CTRL + S ] to reveal SATA settings
- Change the SATA Operation mode to AHCI from either IDE or RAID
- Save changes and exit Setup and Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode.
- Right-click the Windows Start Menu once more. Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
- Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot (ALT: bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot)
- Reboot once more and Windows will automatically start with AHCI drivers enabled.
2. Set up superviser password and Disable secure boot
- Check in to boot menu ,
- Setup your supervisor password , make sure you remember this password
- Save and exit
- Again check into boot menu and go to security
- Disable secure boot
- Save and exit
(source: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI/SecureBoot/DKMS)
3. Install Linux Mint
Make sure you have a bootable USB
- Plugin the bootable USB
- Enter into boot menu
- Check integrity of the medium , If it says errors in any files and fails to Load live OS then its a problem
- If it fails and still loads the OS , then I guess its alright but to recheck
- run this in terminal
- Make sure the following files pass the checksum test
- vmlinuz
- initrd.lz
- filesystem.squashfs
if this fails ,
(Source: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=261772)
- Click on install linux mint and continue according to installer
Done!
Known Issues:
Overall slow running and heats up quickly
How to remove your Dual Booted Linux
https://ostechnix.com/remove-linux-from-dual-boot/
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/259069/how-to-start-a-windows-partition-from-the-grub-command-line
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000124714/how-to-switch-from-ahci-to-raid-on-dell-data-security-windows-systems
https://blog.workinghardinit.work/2018/11/28/moving-from-ahci-to-raid/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000124714/how-to-switch-from-ahci-to-raid-on-dell-data-security-windows-systems
https://jfin-swufe.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40854-023-00537-8