I'm using rEFInd to dual boot, and it works great. Original bios settings, secure boot, not secure boot. Doesn't matter, linux still can't load the hard drive.
here's the relevant part of linux dmesg where the hard drive can't be brought online and is disabled.
[ 8.185103] ata1.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xec)
[ 8.185123] ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x4)
[ 8.185127] ata1.00: revalidation failed (errno=-5)
[ 8.498197] ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[ 18.937128] ata1.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xec)
[ 18.937150] ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x4)
[ 18.937155] ata1.00: revalidation failed (errno=-5)
[ 18.937292] ata1: limiting SATA link speed to 3.0 Gbps
[ 18.937299] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/133Image may be NSFW.
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[ 19.250305] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320)
[ 19.519106] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[ 19.693828] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=05dc, idProduct=c75d
[ 19.693835] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 19.693840] usb 1-1: Product: USB Flash Drive
[ 19.693844] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Lexar
[ 19.693847] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: ECA7258EF30A
[ 49.657155] ata1.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xec)
[ 49.657175] ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x4)
[ 49.657179] ata1.00: revalidation failed (errno=-5)
[ 49.657272] ata1.00: disabled
