Hard drive size limits?

[davej]

Was reading a Dell Optiplex 7010 review on Amazon and the purchaser claimed that the unit was limited to 2TB maximum HD size. Any truth to this?

 

[lcam]

Probably due to OS limitation.

 

[fenderman]

Was reading a Dell Optiplex 7010 review on Amazon and the purchaser claimed that the unit was limited to 2TB maximum HD size. Any truth to this?

no...dont pay over 100 for a third generation intel system.

 

[davej]

From what I have read now, it seems that there are two disk partitioning schemes: GPT and MBR. If you choose the older one (MBR) then you are limited to 2TB.

 

[bp2008]

No computer that can run BI worth a crap will have any trouble with any size of hard drive. Those limits were exceeded long ago.

 

[Dasstrum]

From what I have read now, it seems that there are two disk partitioning schemes: GPT and MBR. If you choose the older one (MBR) then you are limited to 2TB.

This is correct. When you format the HD in disk management you must format as GPT to use more than 2TB

Source: What’s the Difference Between GPT and MBR When Partitioning a Drive?