[Nakattk]

Hi I installed a 1 tb samsung f3 storage drive into my computer and have to initialize it so windows will see it. It will only be storage and programs, beacuse my os is on a ssd. Which one of these options do I choose? MBR or GPT when I initialize it?

 

[TheDreadedGMan]

If you're only using it for Win 7 it makes little difference...

MBR: Only supports disks up to 2TB, can boot from disk using normal mobo
GPT: Can support disks >2TB, requires new BIOS to boot, not supported so far?

 

[ComGuards]

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Originally Posted by Nakattk Hi I installed a 1 tb samsung f3 storage drive into my computer and have to initialize it so windows will see it. It will only be storage and programs, beacuse my os is on a ssd. Which one of these options do I choose? MBR or GPT when I initialize it?

MBR is all you need for a 1TB drive.

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Originally Posted by TheDreadedGMan If you're only using it for Win 7 it makes little difference... MBR: Only supports disks up to 2TB, can boot from disk using normal mobo GPT: Can support disks >2TB, requires new BIOS to boot, not supported so far?

Depends on the system. EFI-capable systems have been around for a while. Just hasn't propagated much into the consumer-level market.

 

[Nakattk]

Cool thanks for the information. I left my 1tb unpluged while I installed my os on my ssd so there would be no conflicts, so I have never had to mess with that stuff. I will use MBR for it.

 

[MrAMD_Fan]

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Originally Posted by Nakattk Cool thanks for the information. I left my 1tb unpluged while I installed my os on my ssd so there would be no conflicts, so I have never had to mess with that stuff. I will use MBR for it.

Can't you just go into disk management in windows?

 

[Nakattk]

Thats what I am doing it says to use it I have to initialize it