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4TB drive being detected as ~1.6TB on older Intel server board

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Kremlar

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Hi -

Trying to install a WD 4TB SATA drive on an older (circa 2007) Intel server board (S5000PSL). The BIOS is detecting it and showing it as ~1.6GB, and Windows 2003 R2 64-Bit is showing and formatting it at the same (not a GPT issue). I updated the server BIOS to the latest revision (still not very modern) and the issue remains. I'm suspecting some kind of motherboard limitation.

This is not a boot drive, just a drive I need to install for additional storage.

Want to confirm, but I believe putting this drive on an add-on PCIe SATA controller should resolve the issue.

Am I correct?
 
Kremlar said:
Hi -

Trying to install a WD 4TB SATA drive on an older (circa 2007) Intel server board (S5000PSL). The BIOS is detecting it and showing it as ~1.6GB, and Windows 2003 R2 64-Bit is showing and formatting it at the same (not a GPT issue). I updated the server BIOS to the latest revision (still not very modern) and the issue remains. I'm suspecting some kind of motherboard limitation.

This is not a boot drive, just a drive I need to install for additional storage.

Want to confirm, but I believe putting this drive on an add-on PCIe SATA controller should resolve the issue.

Am I correct?
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adding a PCIe Sata card with proper 3+ TB support will solve your issue
 
Thanks. Anyone have any particular model to recommend? Don't mind spending a bit more $, something with a solid driver for Windows Server 2003 64-Bit.
 
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