I iSuckdonthate Honorable Nov 19, 2013 5 0 10,510 Nov 29, 2013 #1 Hello, I recently brought a Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD, but my Windows reads it as if it was 2TB. When I try to reinstall my OS it only displays mere 2TB the question is, how on earth do I get it to be 3TB?
Hello, I recently brought a Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD, but my Windows reads it as if it was 2TB. When I try to reinstall my OS it only displays mere 2TB the question is, how on earth do I get it to be 3TB?
Solution ahnilated Nov 29, 2013 http://www.pcworld.com/article/235088/everything_you_need_to_know_about_3TB_hard_drives.html
ahnilated Splendid Nov 9, 2006 3,648 2 23,460 Nov 29, 2013 Solution #2 http://www.pcworld.com/article/235088/everything_you_need_to_know_about_3TB_hard_drives.html Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
F fzabkar Judicious Sep 22, 2010 9,280 697 36,390 Nov 29, 2013 #3 In some cases a BIOS bug can truncate your drive's capacity by 1TB. In such cases see Q2 for an explanation and solution: http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/HDD_Capacity_FAQ.html Upvote 0 Downvote
In some cases a BIOS bug can truncate your drive's capacity by 1TB. In such cases see Q2 for an explanation and solution: http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/HDD_Capacity_FAQ.html