What's the maximum HDD size for Windows Server 2000 Standard?

[FreshPrince]

Is it 2 TB?

someone post link, thx!

 

[AndyHui]

Practical limits are supposed to be 2TB, although NTFS itself supports up to 16 Exabytes.

AnandTech FAQ: FAT32 vs NTFS

 

[FreshPrince]

how do I get NTFS to support above 2 TB? I have a 3TB SATA device that I'm having trouble getting it to run under server 2000 standard.

-FP

 

[drag]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
how do I get NTFS to support above 2 TB? I have a 3TB SATA device that I'm having trouble getting it to run under server 2000 standard.

-FP

Go 64bit OS, maybe?

 

[FreshPrince]

nm, figured it out.

 

[spyordie007]

There is a 2TB limit for volumes on MBR disks (x86). AFAIK this is more a limitation of the drive/arch. than it is the OS.

Under GPT disks (64 bit) that limit is bumped up to 18 ExaBytes (yummy).

You may be able to get around this by making the disk dynamic and creating the first partition and than extending it; if that doesnt work try making 2 partitions and spaning them.

 

[Fiveohhh]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
nm, figured it out.

care to let us know how ya did it

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
nm, figured it out.

care to let us know how ya did it

when you go to create a volume in w2k server, it'll ask ya what type...just pick spanned and them select all your logical drives that you want to link up. That's it, it was too simple Took a while to figure that one out though

now I have 3 TB of goodness

 

[spyordie007]

when you go to create a volume in w2k server, it'll ask ya what type...just pick spanned and them select all your logical drives that you want to link up. That's it, it was too simple Took a while to figure that one out though

Glad to know that it worked, albiet my answer was a little late.

now I have 3 TB of goodness

Like I said, yummy

 

[Sianath]

Correct Spy. The answer is that we do not support FORMATTING a partition larger than 2 TB, but you can definately span them once you have them made.