HP maximum size internal drive

GeorgiaOverdrive · Jul 7, 2017

What is the maximum size the HP 2B36 motherboard will support?

I found this: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04525350 but it didn't say.

SkyNetRising · Jul 7, 2017

As secondary drive - it will support any size.
As primary (OS boot drive) to support drives larger than 2TB, motherboard needs to support UEFI.

GeorgiaOverdrive · Jul 7, 2017

Thanks, I need to replace a secondary drive.

SkyNetRising · Jul 7, 2017

GeorgiaOverdrive :

Then largest you can put into your pc is 12TB HGST Helium Ultrastar H12 SATA HDD.

GeorgiaOverdrive · Jul 7, 2017

Thanks, I ordered an 8TB today.

GeorgiaOverdrive · Jul 19, 2017

Well, I bought an HGST 10TB drive. The disk manager would not recognize it. I went into the BIOS and it didn't see it either. The drive is OK because it is running in a docking station. Why won't it recognize the 10TB internal HD?

SkyNetRising · Jul 19, 2017

What's the model name of the docking station?
So it works in a docking station but not, when attached directly via sata cables?

GeorgiaOverdrive · Jul 19, 2017

SkyNetRising :

Yes, that is right. The docking station is a Vantec NexStar hard drive dock, USB 3.0 superspeed. Model NST-D300S3.

SkyNetRising · Jul 19, 2017

There should not be any problems with 10TB drive.

Did you connect all the cables to the hdd (data and power)?
Did you try different cables?
Is the drive making operational noise, when pc is turned on?

Can you post screenshots from Device Manager and Disk Management?

GeorgiaOverdrive · Jul 19, 2017

SkyNetRising :

Yes, I connected the cables. I had just pulled a 4TB drive out. The repair shop also checked the cables. I didn't try different cables, but since then I've put in a new 4TB HD and it came up perfectly.The screenshots wouldn't tell anything because the drive is out and the replacement 4TB is in. (But I'd rather have the 10TB in.) I've used this repair place several times, and they couldn't find a problem, and said that the motherboard didn't support 10TB HD.

SkyNetRising · Jul 19, 2017

Well - that's unfortunate. I guess such compatibility problems are possible.
I once had similar issues with a maxtor hdd on a nforce chipset motherboard. Could not make it work no matter, what I tried. But that was so long ago.

You could probably get PCIE sata III controller card, connect your 10TB drive with that and it would work perfectly.

GeorgiaOverdrive · Jul 19, 2017

SkyNetRising :

Hey, that is a good idea! PCIe speed is at least as fast as SATA 3, right?

SkyNetRising · Jul 19, 2017

Yes of course.
One of my older pcs (athlon 64 based file server) has this card and bunch of drives including 8TB WD drive connected to it. Works perfectly.
https://bg.eetgroup.com/i/A-520-ST-Labs-PCIe-SATA-6G-4CH-RAID

GeorgiaOverdrive · Jul 19, 2017

SkyNetRising :

I only have an x1 PCI slot available. How about it?

SkyNetRising · Jul 19, 2017

There are PCIE x1 sata III cards also.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...roller&rh=i:aps,k:PCIe+x1+sata+III+controller

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