I'm using Windows 7, 64 bit, but that's exactly what I did, by accident. I
used the GPT format and reformatted the disk completely. Now it's showing
2794.39GB.
I will not need this as a boot disk, just storage, so that should be fine.
Thanks!!
Tina
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This was still bugging me since Just a Bunch of Disks shouldn't have any
> special characteristics regarding the disks. I think your problem is
> (and this was news to me but not terribly surprising) Windows XP doesn't
> support disks larger than 2TB at all, and Win Vista and later may balk
> at disks larger than 2.19TB depending on your hardware and if the
> manufacturer of your 3TB disk pre-formatted it with a 2TB NTFS
> partition. To uses disks larger than 2.19 TB they must be formatted
> differently with what's called a GPT format (GUID PT or Globally Unique
> Partition Table). Basically, the 3TB disk is up against the limits of
> 32-bit logical block addresses of the older MBR (Master Boot Record
> Format). GPT is a newer standard which uses 64-bit logical block
> addresses. In addition, if the disk was pre-formatted at the factory
> with a 2TB partition that partition will have to be deleted and the disk
> reformatted using GPT. See this item for more details of what to do.
> See answer #16 to question #12 at top of the page
> <
> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/i-have-a-3-tb-drive-windows-7-ultimate-wont-format/b1cc3811-f25f-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5
> >
>
> If you follow the instructions there you should recover all of the
> space. But do be aware that that's only for a data drive. If you want
> to be able to boot from a 3TB drive there are hardware requirements
> going back to the motherboard and a 64-bit OS is required.
>
> This is just another of the many disk size limits DOS and Windows have
> encountered over the years. I think this should be the last one.
> 64-bit logical block addresses should probably be enough space to
> encompass the universe... at least this universe. :-)
>
> Good luck,
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> On 12/18/2013 3:40 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > I should have realized that on my response. 3GB drives haven't been
> > around for a long, long time. So it really was 745GB afterall? That's
> > a much different story. That's about 25% of the space on a 3TB drive.
> > Sorry, I don't have a clue. I think you may have to check the docs for
> > the Disks box as I don't think it's Windows doing that.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> > On 12/18/2013 1:46 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> >> That should be 3TB not 3GB.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Tina
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> PESO:
> >>>
> >>> I just installed a new 3GB hard drive in my Just a Bunch of Disks box.
> >>> Windows 7 will not allow me to allocate the whole 3GB. I know some
> is
> >>> needed for indexing, etc., but they are keeping 745.52GB as
> Unallocated. I
> >>> don't have a Raid or any other system. It's just a bunch of disks in
> a
> >>> box.
> >>>
> >>> Is there any way I can use Disk Management to allocate more of the
> 3GB? I
> >>> hate to waste 745 GB that could be holding photos!!
> >>>
> >>> I've searched and only find incomprehensible (to me) Microsoft
> documents
> >>> that don't tell me a thing.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Tina
> >>>
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> >>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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