Moving to Linux

[ppppenguin]

I've tried all sorts of things and failed to isntal Linux on to my spare SSD. This includes using gparted to delete all partitions from the SSD and format with ext4. The installer still can't see the SSD.

I thought I'd try a 2TB "spinning rust" HDD that I had spare. This seems to have several paritions on it but the installer can see it OK. Although the installer can see the disk I used gparted to delete the existing partitions and create a new ext4 partition. The installer is currently doing its job happily.

I'd much prefer to use the SSD - I'd like the speed. So what's wrong with it. I think it may have been used as part of a hardware Raid 1 array in the past. I've had problems with ex Raid 1 disks before. Something seems to be written to them (in the MBR?) that identifies them as members of a Raid array and is difficult to remove. fsck is showing something a bit odd on the SSD to do with the MBR. I think. I'm really rather out of my depth.

Searching online it seems others have been here before. And it looks a bit complicated to reset the SSD back to non-Raid.
https://serverfault.com/questions/488346...rom-drives
https://www.systutorials.com/136711/how-...-on-linux/