DriggyBoy said:
I have got my 2TB hdd today....I installed it :-)
Its being detected...bt i have not initialised it yet...
When i try to initialise its asking to select between MBR or GPT...
Which should i choose & WHY ?
!- thanks in advance :-) ^_^ :-) -!
P.S. - I already have a 60GB ssd running the OS and a 250GB hdd for storage...what should i choose for this new drive ? :-)
Hey there DriggyBoy,
The main difference between MBR (Master Boot Record) and GPT (GUID Partition Table) comes from the different formatting of larger sizes of new drives (over 2TB - 4k vs 512-byte sectors). A drive over 2TB won't be fully recognized unless it's formatted as GPT. Also, GPT format is not supported by older OSs (read/write or boot). Here's a list of Windows's OS that supports GPT for read/write and boot for bot 32-bit and 64-bit versions:
32-bit:
http://i.imgur.com/ljLtsbN.jpg
64-bit:
http://i.imgur.com/qbWB2xa.jpg
As @i7Baby pointed out, GPT does offer some benefits, as long as your OS can use that particular format. I would also advise you, if you can, use GPT.
Hope this helps,
Captain_WD.