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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: evigo on November 06, 2014, 05:02:01 am

Title: I can not install Winodws 8.1 on a motherboard GA-X79-UP4 on a hard drive 4 Tb
Post by: evigo on November 06, 2014, 05:02:01 am

Hello everyone. When I try to install, the installation process recognizes the 4 Tb but only allows me to use 2.2 Tb Partition. The rest is inaccessible. I read that you have to put the UEFI mode but can not find how to do it in the BIOS. Please, if someone could give me a solution.


Thank you

Title: Re: I can not install Winodws 8.1 on a motherboard GA-X79-UP4 on a hard drive 4 Tb
Post by: dmdilks on November 12, 2014, 02:25:52 pm

You know people can do what they want. But the OS should really be on a small Partition.

That way you have less problems. I myself use a small partition. But here is what you are looking for.

You want DVD set UEFI DVD.

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1
Specifies the overall boot order from the available devices. For example, you can set hard drive as the first priority (Boot Option #1) and DVD ROM drive as the second priority (Boot Option #2). The list only displays the device with the highest priority for a specific type. For example, only hard drive defined as the first priority on the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be presented here.
Removable storage devices that support GPT format will be prefixed with "UEFI:" string on the boot device list. To boot from an operating system that supports GPT partitioning, select the device prefixed with "UEFI:" string.
Or if you want to install an operating system that supports GPT partitioning such as Windows 7 64-bit, select the optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64-bit installation disk and is prefixed with "UEFI:" string.