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[ubuntu] Computer does not see, Ubuntu instation disk.

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http://ubuntuforums.org – p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Hi everyone, i wonder if anyone could help with the following problem. I have just fitted a new hard drive and i tried to install ubuntu on to it, but the computer does not see the the ubuntu install disk at all. My other computer that has ubuntu installed on it already, picks up the disk immediately with no problem at all. So I then tried installing Windows XP on to the new hard drive and the computer picked that up straight away and it installed with out a hitch. The computer i am having trouble with is a desk top, Acer Aspire T180 OA7Z. (With Empow (Hardware)

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