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[aljosa <aljosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm certainly not an expert, so here's some interesting Google results:

'failure writing to sector'
This bug was fixed in the package grub2 - 1.99-21ubuntu3.15
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1253443

aljosa wrote: "I installed Xenial for the first time at the beginning of February. Initially I didn't have this error."
Christopher wrote: "I finally got down to do some debugging. failure writing sector corresponds to GRUB_EFI_NO_MEDIA."
GRUB patch introduced in February: "GRUB_EFI_NO_MEDIA" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2016-02/msg00018.html

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Expired => Confirmed

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Title:
  Lenovo Y700-17ISK Boot Error: Failure writing sector 0x21c8800 to
  'hd0'

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Lenovo Y700-17ISK (Intel Core i7-6700HQ/RAM 16GB/SSD 512GB/Nvidia GTX960M 4GB)
  Operating system: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial-desktop-amd64.iso 04-Mar-2016, kernel 4.4.0-10-generic, nvidia 361.28)

  Boot Error:
  failure writing sector 0x21c8800 to 'hd0'
  press any key to continue...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: linux-image-4.4.0-10-generic 4.4.0-10.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-10.25-generic 4.4.3
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  aljosa     1776 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Mar  6 11:11:22 2016
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ac022671-63df-40ae-bffe-66fff3b35125
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-05 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160304)
  MachineType: LENOVO 80Q0
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-10-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=aa4325c4-4b4c-4372-b8ca-a66c3e5b2aa6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-10-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-10-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.156
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 01/31/2016
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: CDCN30WW
  dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Allsparks 7A
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: NO DPK
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo ideapad Y700-17ISK
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrCDCN30WW:bd01/31/2016:svnLENOVO:pn80Q0:pvrLenovoideapadY700-17ISK:rvnLENOVO:rnAllsparks7A:rvrNODPK:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoideapadY700-17ISK:
  dmi.product.name: 80Q0
  dmi.product.version: Lenovo ideapad Y700-17ISK
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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