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3 tera byte HD

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by cold iron, 2013/12/25.

  1. 2013/12/25
    cold iron

    cold iron Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Hi....I have a mutiboot computer with XP, Win7 and Win8. I also have a 3terabyte storage disk. The 3 terabyte is useable with win7 and win8 but will not show in XP. Is there any way to make XP see the 3 terabyte HD? The computer is a i7 with 8 gigs of ram. :confused:
     
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  4. 2013/12/26
    cold iron

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    Most of the info I find claims XP can not address a larger then 2 Terabyte drive. That is not true, I have two of them and one does work in XP. It's a Sea Gate, my other one is a Toshiba which I have not been able to get addressed yet. So, why is it that Sea Gate works? There must be code on it that XP uses.
     
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    From that page that Tony linked you to:

     
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    cold iron

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    Yeah, I tried that, wrote to Sea Gate but never got any reply.
     
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    Unfortunately, the 32-bit version of Windows XP is too old to read, write, or boot from GPT disks.
     
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    cold iron

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    Not trying to boot from it, it's just a storage unit. Like I said I have a 3 terabyte HD from seagate it my XP can address all of it. No so with my Toshiba.
     
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    What are the machine's specifications.
     
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    Hi cold iron, It would help us to help you if you took the time to fill in your System Details in UserCP. Before you close after entering your comps details, scroll to the bottom and SAVE.
    Why did you write to Seagate for info when you state your Toshiba HD won't work? Neil.
     
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    cold iron

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    Well, I hoped they would tell me how they made it work, dah.

    Why did you write to Seagate for info when you state your Toshiba HD won't work? Neil.
     
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    Ij50, we can't search for help if the member won't provide the necessary details.:confused: My crystal ball hasn't fired up for the New Year yet.
    But if I had a Toshiba hard drive - I would seek info from Toshiba!:rolleyes: Neil.
     
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    retiredlearner You are 1000% correct. Mine got a CBOD(Crystal Ball Of Death). I think it needs another fan.
     
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    cold iron

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    Hi...I filled out the spec sheet. The Toshiba HD works, in win7 and win8, what I am working to do is make XP Pro addrress it as well. As I posted it is possible since my Seagate 3 Tera works in XP. I did explore Toshiba for a fix but they never gave me any info. It's just a little challenge.
     
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