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Solve : Inaccessible space on HD? |
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Answer» I just built my pc yesterday and I'm encountering little problems here and there. I've got one that I can't figure out here. My hard drive has about 750 inaccessible GBs. It's a 3TB drive and my storage says 2 TB available. I'm not sure how to work around this, as I cannot select new simple volume. Here's a pic of my problem Most LEGACY systems built before 2011 have a traditional PC BIOS. This type of BIOS uses a Master Boot Record (MBR). The MBR Partitions can define a disk drive capacity up to 2.2TB. Windows operating systems that boot from an MBR are therefore limited to 2.2TB per MBR. A 3TB disk drive in a legacy BIOS and Window system will need a DiscWizard device driver to access the full capacity of a 3TB disk drive. Two partitions will be necessary because of the MBR limitation. The device driver mounts the capacity above 2.2TB with another MBR which looks to the system as a second virtual “PHYSICAL” device.Pay attention Geek...it's obviously NOT the boot dector judging by the pic... However ...carry on...patio, He already installed windows and it did not use the space. There is a reason for that. Windows was not able to get into that area. But yes, he can try. It will be like trying to mount large tires on a small car. MBR partitioning is limited to 2TB, which is exactly what Windows install did. https://www.howtogeek.com/193669/whats-the-difference-between-gpt-and-mbr-when-partitioning-a-drive/ |
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