3TB's Partitioned As NTFS With MBR Out There?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Big_Al_C, Dec 22, 2013.

  1. Big_Al_C

    Big_Al_C Private E-2

    Guys,

    Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit with an ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3) MoBo

    that has a UEFI BIOS, i5-2500K and Corsair Vengeance 16 Gigs.


    My C, D and E partitions are on a 120 GB NTFS SSD with a MBR.

    My present STORAGE HDD is a 2TB Toshiba with a MBR.


    I recently purchased a Toshiba PH3300U-1I72 3TB to replace the 2TB.


    I always Ghost with DOS Bootable CDs I make with custom

    Autoexec.bat files I write, never Windows.

    I found out from Symantec that Ghost has issues with GPT.


    I found a way to make my 3TB FULLY accessible and set as MBR.

    It's Acronis True Image, aka Seagates DiskWizard aka WD's version

    of DiskWizard. It puts an "Extended Capacity Manager" in the boot

    sector so you get one 2.1TB and one 700+GB partition, BOTH MBR.

    See: Seagate DiscWizard CloneDisc for drives larger than 3TB_Part-2

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCLGfj1LSmI


    The reason that I'm posting this is to get feedback from anyone who

    has used these programs to see if the 3TBers work as any other HDD

    would or are there any quirks that have come up since partitioning

    your 3TB?

    Please post to me.

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Big Al
     
  2. Big_Al_C

    Big_Al_C Private E-2

    Guys,

    I just found this and would like some input before opening the

    Toshiba 3TB's box:

    Make SURE the 3TB is EMPTY as this will wipe ALL data on the drive

    To make a fully accessible 3TB with 4k sector:


    1. Boot to desktop.

    2. Open "My Computer" in Windows Explorer.

    3. Click on the EMPTY 3TB HDD.

    4. If the factory made some partitions on it, delete them all.

    5. Once it is just one disk, right-click it and click "Format"

    6. Select "4096", "NTFS" and "Format".

    7. Click OK. Since the 3TB is EMPTY, it should be real quick.

    8. It's now ready to be partitioned to your liking up to 2.7 or so

    TB's total and is set as MBR.

    So, has anyone used these programs or the "4096", "NTFS" and "Format"

    method?

    Big Al
     
  3. Digerati

    Digerati Major Geek Extraordinaire


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