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Uefi BIOS doesn't recognize Hard Disk after erasing Windows 8.1 through ElementaryOS

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My Notebook Asus X552c Specs:

-CPU: Intel Core I7-3537U, 2.0 GHz -RAM: 4 GB -Hard Disk: HGST HTS545050A7E680 (500 GB or 500.107 MB) -CDROM: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ8C2 S

I was tired of using Windows 8.1 on my notebook because of some problems with applications compatibility.

So i took ElementaryOS,disabled Secure Boot and enabled CSM into "Uefi Aptio Setup Utility" BIOS,and started the OS installation. When i got into the "installation type" part,i've chosen "something else" option and deleted every default partition of the hard drive ("Windows boot manager" included). I've divided the hard drive in 3 partitions: -490 GB for Elementary OS; -9108 MB for a Swap partition; -999 MB for the BIOS; after completing the installation process and rebooting the notebook,i was not able to access ElementaryOS because of the "Reboot and select proper boot device" screen. So i checked the boot options into the BIOS and the only one Available is the CDROM (even if the "Sata Configuration" under "Advanced" Tab recognizes the Hard Disk).

Is there a way to fix this problem?

Thanks!