Format Help Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive

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Noitidart

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Hey all I need some help please. I got myself the Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive.

I downloaded Seatools and ran following tests:
Short DST - Started 10/12/2013 12:25:27 AM
Short DST - Pass 10/12/2013 12:26:29 AM
SMART - Pass 10/12/2013 12:27:38 AM
Identify - Started 10/12/2013 12:30:09 AM
Short Generic - Started 10/12/2013 12:30:54 AM
Short Generic - Pass 10/12/2013 12:32:40 AM
Long Generic - Started 10/12/2013 12:33:27 AM
Long Generic - Pass 10/12/2013 5:59:53 AM


All of them passed thank God.

So now I need to format it right? So I go to diskmgmt but it says only 1863.01GB it should be 2TB.

But so how do I go about formatting this correctly, this note was left in a review about this drive:
Pay attention to alignment when partitioning this disk. The logical sector size is 512 bytes, and the disk's physical sector size is 4096 bytes. For best performance, the partition's beginning and end should be aligned to the physical sector boundaries, which means you may need to adjust the logical sector number of the partition's beginning and end. I first partitioned it with the Linux “Disk Utility” (palimpsest) and later received a warning that the partition was misaligned by 512 bytes. Using fdisk I saw that the partition started at logical sector 63. I deleted the partition and re-created it starting on logical sector 64, and the warning vanished.
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Feedback also says to turn off TLER if using as internal drive. I'm using this as a 2nd HDD for storage, how to turn of TLER? Should I turn it off?

The "New Partition" option is grayed out, please see image:
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Much thanks
 
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Nothing wrong there, Noitidart.

You don't actually get 2TB. The discrepancy is due to the way that the drive manufacturer's insist on calculating & publishing drive capacities. They would have us believe that 1MB = 1000KB (the decimal system), but that's wrong. Using the correct binary method,
1MB = 1024KB.

 
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So Im formatting it right now and then according to this review in the feedback section of the harddrive it says:
Pay attention to alignment when partitioning this disk. The logical sector size is 512 bytes, and the disk's physical sector size is 4096 bytes. For best performance, the partition's beginning and end should be aligned to the physical sector boundaries, which means you may need to adjust the logical sector number of the partition's beginning and end. I first partitioned it with the Linux “Disk Utility” (palimpsest) and later received a warning that the partition was misaligned by 512 bytes. Using fdisk I saw that the partition started at logical sector 63. I deleted the partition and re-created it starting on logical sector 64, and the warning vanished.
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So does this mean when I go to new aprtition I have to set Allocation unit size to 512? What if I leave it at default?

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Also whats benefit of quick format? vs not picking that option?
 
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I would use "Default" setting and let Windows pick it.

Also, unless you suspect some defects, use "Quick Format". If you don't, it could take many hours to format 2 TB HDD.

Yogi

 
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Thanks so much Yogi for your super fast replies.

My HDD is a 2TB. My friend above mentioned it's really 2TB but less space cuz 1024 or something, but to you does it look like its 1.5TB? Is there any way I can free up the full 2TB space because right now it looks like 1.5TB :(

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i started the format, was home for lunch will be back after work. super thanks agian yogi for your fast replies i was waiting for couple days hahah seriously appreciate it!
 
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You're quite welcome! Glad to help.

I said 1.5 TB at first because I had this thread confused with another one. I'm afraid that 1.86 GB is all you're going to get, just how Windows measures bytes vs how they are sold to you.

Yogi

 
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