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Hello, It sounds like you're encountering some difficulties with booting from your USB and accessing your SSD. Let's break it down step by step. Firstly, ensure that your USB drive is properly prepared and that the ISO files are correctly flashed onto it. Secondly, check your BIOS/UEFI settings to ensure that the boot order is correct and that Secure Boot is disabled if necessary.
Regarding your SSD not showing up with sudo fdisk -l, it might indicate a more significant issue. You could try accessing it through other means, like a live USB session or a different tool like GParted. If you still can't see it, there might be a hardware problem or a compatibility issue with your laptop and the Linux distribution you're trying to install.
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