I popped a Seagate GoFlex Home out of the case and hooked it up to my PC. When it first booted, there were 3 volumes on the disk. I was able to delete the first, leaving a 2TB volume and an 700GB volume. I couldn't delete the 700GB volume and after some quick research found this out:
http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/218619en
But to be quite honest, I don't totally understand it. Does this mean that it is impossible to mount a 3TB drive without GPT? Or are there cases where it can be done without GPT? The Seagate article eludes to the fact that post-2011 BIOS systems don't have this issue. Is GPT native to the new post-2011 BIOS. Or is it something different than GPT in the new post-2011 BIOS? I have an Asus P8Z77-V Pro and i5 just waiting to be used in a replacement build. I imagine that as long I stick to windows 7 or later, I won't have an issue.
Lastly, I ordered this tonight, but its not clear whether the GPT will be a problem or not?
http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Lay-F...pr_product_top
The other version of this seems to work great with GPT according to some of the reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Docki...ref=pd_cp_pc_1
I just want to make sure that if I am going to load up a 3TB drive that I am going to be able to access it in the future.
http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/218619en
But to be quite honest, I don't totally understand it. Does this mean that it is impossible to mount a 3TB drive without GPT? Or are there cases where it can be done without GPT? The Seagate article eludes to the fact that post-2011 BIOS systems don't have this issue. Is GPT native to the new post-2011 BIOS. Or is it something different than GPT in the new post-2011 BIOS? I have an Asus P8Z77-V Pro and i5 just waiting to be used in a replacement build. I imagine that as long I stick to windows 7 or later, I won't have an issue.
Lastly, I ordered this tonight, but its not clear whether the GPT will be a problem or not?
http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Lay-F...pr_product_top
The other version of this seems to work great with GPT according to some of the reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Docki...ref=pd_cp_pc_1
I just want to make sure that if I am going to load up a 3TB drive that I am going to be able to access it in the future.
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