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

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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 -- [1]


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).

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