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Z77X-D3H with 3tb Hard Disk
« on: February 08, 2014, 03:00:29 pm »
Good evening..

As per subject, I have just recently bought a 3tb Hard disk and after installation of Windows 7 x64,
it shows that I can only use 2tb of hard disk space with 700 plus gb of hard disk space that is un-allocated.

can anyone tell me how I can get to use the full 3tb of hard disk space?

thank you.

mikeyb5753

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Re: Z77X-D3H with 3tb Hard Disk
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2014, 07:47:25 pm »
there will be a program by the drive manufacturer to extend the capacity, for seagate it is discwizard
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Re: Z77X-D3H with 3tb Hard Disk
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2014, 12:00:46 am »
I have read around that I can format the hard disk in Gbt format so as to utilize the full 3tb but it also states that can only happen if my motherboard can go UEFI. so I am wondering whether my board can or by flashing the latest BIOS update,  I can enable this function or something.

Anyone?

P. S:- my hard disk is a western digital.

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Re: Z77X-D3H with 3tb Hard Disk
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2014, 06:36:37 pm »
Have a look at this KB article as well:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2581408
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