Dell Optiplex 745 - support for 2 TB hard drives

[pdm_239]

I have a Dell Optiplex 745 and I would like to install a couple of 2 TB SATA hard drives.

Does anyone know if the BIOS will support that installation?

Thanks in advance.

 

[WyomingKnott]

Read the manual or just try it. Here's a similar thread that had happy results: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum2.php?config=tomshardwareus.inc&cat=32&post=277048&page=1&p=1&sondage=0&owntopic=1&trash=0&trash_post=0&print=0&numreponse=0&quote_only=0&new=0&nojs=0

 

[bourgeoisdude]

This model came out before support for drives over 2TB was common, but it has had several updates since then. While the bios updates do not specifically say, I recommend updating to the latest bios version first: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats?DriverId=R261239&FileId=2731112870

 

[pdm_239]

I DID read the manual and I talked to Dell via web chat but the best I can come up with from them is a max recommended drive size of 750 Gb.

All I'm trying to find out is whether someone here has experience with a similar situation before I invest several hundred dollars in a couple of 2 TB drives.

 

[pdm_239]

Yes, the latest BIOS would be a given.

I went thru the changes for each version of the BIOS and the only mention of HD support I could find mentioned support for 500 Gb hard drives.

 

[pdm_239]

Anybody?

 

[pdm_239]

I'm happy to report that the 2 TB drives ARE recognized by the system.

 

[jsc]

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[jsc]

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