ive been having trouble with converting my 4TB HDD to GPT, so i can use all 4, instead of only half of it...
i started it from DVD. i opened command prompt immediately. i typed "diskpart". then "list disk". then "select disk 0". then "detail disk". then "delete volume 1". then "delete volume 2". no more volumes left. now i retype "select disk 0". then "clean". then retype "select disk 0" again just to be safe. then "convert gpt". then "exit"...
and then i proceed with windows installation. i click on "custom" and it says i have 3900GB of free space... i proceed with the installation because i thought it was fine... 10 minutes later im back to the desktop and i click on "my computer" and it says "C:" drive only has 1.99TB. and "disk management" says there is 2TB unallocated that i cant do anything with...
i asked this in the storage forums, but didnt get any solutions
i started it from DVD. i opened command prompt immediately. i typed "diskpart". then "list disk". then "select disk 0". then "detail disk". then "delete volume 1". then "delete volume 2". no more volumes left. now i retype "select disk 0". then "clean". then retype "select disk 0" again just to be safe. then "convert gpt". then "exit"...
and then i proceed with windows installation. i click on "custom" and it says i have 3900GB of free space... i proceed with the installation because i thought it was fine... 10 minutes later im back to the desktop and i click on "my computer" and it says "C:" drive only has 1.99TB. and "disk management" says there is 2TB unallocated that i cant do anything with...
i asked this in the storage forums, but didnt get any solutions