Seems it wants to make the 8 tb drive into 2tb partition and it is recommending gpt formatting, whatever happened to just one large partition?
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Yep, a limitation of 32 bits. @Coldair, please note especially the last sentence in the 2nd excerpt at the end.
More info ==>> Windows support for hard disks that are larger than 2 TB
Excerpts:
"The 2-TB barrier is the result of this 32-bit limitation. Because the maximum number that can be represented by using 32 bits is 4,294,967,295, it translates to 2.199 TB of capacity by using 512-byte sectors (approximately 2.2 TB). Therefore, a capacity beyond 2.2 TB isn't addressable by using the MBR partitioning scheme."
"To make more bits available for addressing, the storage device must be initialized by using GPT. This partitioning scheme lets up to 64 bits of information be used within logical sectors. It translates to a theoretical limitation of 9.4 ZB (9.4 zettabytes, or 9.4 billion terabytes). However, the issue that affects GPT is that most currently available systems are based on the aging BIOS platform. BIOS supports only MBR-initialized disks to start the computer. To restart from a device that is initialized by using GPT, your system must be UEFI-capable. By default, many current systems can support UEFI. Microsoft expects that most future systems will have this support. Customers should consult with their system vendor to determine the ability of their systems to support UEFI and disks that have storage capacities that are greater than 2 TB."
my new build is an EVGA Z690, with I91200k [processor using Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) 5200MHz and main SSD SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive Memory Card, Maximum Speed, Thermal Control, MZ-V8P2T0B
@Coldair, Just think how many or how big a pile of 8088 or 8086 CPUs your I91200k would be!
