uefi booting

[darthtrader]

Hi

I have a GA-x58-ud7 rev 1.0 motherboard

I have installed a 3tb hard disk and want to install windows 7 x64 to it..

I have enabled efi for the dvd drive in the bios but how do i boot the dv rom in efi mode?

I have tried just booting but i get the gpt error that it cannot install to the drive..

please help..

Thanks

Chris

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome.

I am not sure if I understand your question correctly but you cannot boot from a 3.0 TB UEFI drive.

[darthtrader]

hi thanks for replying,

Ok maybe im explaining it wrong..

I have the uda-x58-ud7 motherboard and a 3tb hard disk, i would like to install windows 7 x64 and have the whole 3tb available, but when i do this by partitioning it with gpt instead of mbr, i get the error windows cannot install to gpt disk..

How do i get around this?

Thanks

[Aussie Allan]

   Try ignoring the error and try to install to the disc regardless ..... it might take a couple of goes including re format to GPT between boots.

  Aussie Allan

[darthtrader]

hi

This is not the problem, i cannot ignore the error as the next button is greyed out!

It will not install to a gpt partition unless i boot the dvd rom from efi..

I have turned on efi boot from within the bios but this does nothing.

I would expect an extra option in the boot menu or something.

Can someone help me boot a dvd in efi from this motherboard?

I would buy a new motherboard but it seems like all gigabyte are the same for 1366 processor.

If i cant do it this time looks like ill have to get another brand mboard.

Thanks

[Aussie Allan]

  So you tried deleting every partition you can get your  hands on before trying to install ? .... I mean ALL! 

  Aussie Allan

[darthtrader]

Hi, yes I removed all partitions in disk director concerted to gpt and then created 1  2.7tb partition, tried to install and get told can't instal to gpt partition.

Thanks

Chris

[Rolo42]

Are you running BIOS version F8M or newer?

[Aussie Allan]

  Hi again guys ..... DarthTrader....You have two options from here.

  You could beat yourself up for a fair while to get this up and running with help from fellow members suggestions ..... eventually someone will put there finger on the problem why you're particular mix of components is being difficult .... it could even be the firmware of the drive!

                                                                   OR

  You could for the time being, create 2 partitions under NTFS......1 at 2TB for the Master/OS (C: Drive) and the second smaller (1TB) partition for general storage ...... or even link them as a extended drive, effectively linking the 2 partitions under the one drive letter

  This way you can get up and going again in the least possible time .... and two ..... if this method also fails ..... it points to something far greater then a simple configuration issue ....  your call .... which ever way you want to go ,..... I'll try and input some more ideas to help you get back online.

  Aussie Allan

[Rolo42]

I strongly recommend keeping your data (\Users) on a different partition than your OS/programs.

I have an SSD, so I had no choice: C for windows and a few programs, D for programs, E for \Users and \ProgramData.

Use Windows' Audit mode to change those folder locations during install.

[Lsdmeasap]

Windows cannot boot off a 3TB or larger hard drive, without UEFI, 2TB / 2048GB is the limit.   

Dynamic or GPT volumes must be used to create NTFS volumes over 2 TB. Booting from a GPT volume to a Windows environment requires a system with UEFI and 64-bit support. -Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS#Limitations

You can use that drive as a single 3TB drive on your board, just not to boot windows from.  So you have the option above to create two partitions, or use that drive as storage and boot from another drive or SSD

Here is the 3TB unlock info and program for creating a single 3TB drive in windows (Not bootable).  If you'd rather do it yourself manually read about GPT partitions, and you'll have to delete the 2TB and 700MB partitions on the drive before you get started.
http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/276/3tb.html

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/Utility.aspx

[Dark Mantis]

Windows cannot boot off a 3TB or larger hard drive, without UEFI, 2TB / 2048GB is the limit.   

You can use that drive as a single 3TB drive on your board, just not to boot windows from.  So you have the option above to create two partitions, or use that drive as storage and boot from another drive or SSD

Thank you Lsdmeasap for confirming that as I posted it much earlier in the thread but it seemed to get ignored.

[Lsdmeasap]

Anytime Dark Mantis, you know me I'm always trying to help!     

[Aussie Allan]

    Hi everyone .....DM Quote...... "it seemed to get ignored".  ;DM ... We are only human .... even I find it hard mentally keeping track of all the input that gets posted .... and rereading the posts in there entirety just is not an option all the time due to there size.

  But probably a good time to reflect on a few things that have come to light with this post, ...

 "Windows cannot boot off a 3TB or larger hard drive, without UEFI, 2TB / 2048GB is the limit".  Quote by Lsdmeasap ... This is important for obvious reasons, but more importantly touches on what drives or the combination of drives we should be using in our systems.

  Hard-drives have always loosely been referred to as storage devices .... This term is now more pointed with the introduction of  multi-Terabyte drives .... that is they should be treated for just that ..... "Storage"

  SSD manufactures did not follow suit with the numbers applied to HD (320Gb, 500Gb, 1000Gb ect) mainly because of cost ....NAN/FLASH chips are not cheap ...... So they adopted 60 and 120, 240 ...... one of the reasons was they concluded a 60Gb SSD would be enough room to install even the most bloated OS and a few programs leaving other, cheaper drive to take up the storage overhead required....This is good logic!

  This makes good sense if you factor in your pocket as well ....  if you want to use a 3Tb drive for storage .... the UEFI/GPT systems can be utilized spanning up to 3 or 4 of these larger drives for a massive storage capacity leaving the OS alone in it's own environment......

           "Very rarely will storage data be corrupted or lost if the OS is on a separate partition or physical drive"..... probably one of the best "Tips and Tricks" I have ever been given

  I have used a separate, faster drive for my OS in all my systems for a few years now .... but have taken this information for granted .... far too many people still think the best way forward, is to have a single , large, Multiterabyte drive to handle every thing .... OS, Programs, Docs, photo's......Bloody scary just typing what some people put on to one single drive

  So think of .....a fast SSD for :C, (OS) ..... and slower large platered drive for storage ....  

  Aussie Allan

  
  

[mzakiy86]

I hope that i can discuss my problem here...

I had GA-P61-D3 with UEFI Bios... but in bios my HDD WD Green Caviar 3TB just showing 2001GB... any suggestion