Install 14.04 alongside Windows 8.1 in HP 15-g002ax (G8D84PA) laptop

Below instructions worked without any post-installation problems on HP 15-g002ax (G8D84PA) model laptop bought online by Nagappa, GHS Kandakur, Yadgir. But same instructions may not work on all Win 8 pre-installed machines of HP.

Please follow below steps to successfully install Ubuntu 14.04 alongside pre-installed Windows 8.1 in HP 15-g002ax (G8D84PA) which has a APU Quad core processor, 4GB RAM and 1TB HDD.


 * 1) Disable fast boot under PC Settings in Windows 8.1
 * 2) Restart the machine and go to BIOS settings and disable secure boot
 * 3) Use plain 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04 and start the installation
 * 4) Choose "Something else" option in "Installation type" step and create partitions for Root and swap manually.
 * 5) Finish the installation and reboot to see GRUB screen with Ubuntu and Windows 8 choices.

More info on installation can be found here --

Please try to avoid buying machines with Windows 8 pre-installed since its very difficult to dual boot with Kalpavriksha and it denies you the freedom to install the software of your choice at the cost of your own money(DOS/Ubuntu machine costs 3-4k ₹ less than Win 8 machines).