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Re: >2TB disks on WHS



Thanks all.

So am I correct in saying that all paths up to the disk have to support
64-bit ? Processor -> OS -> RAID card ?

It sounds like I'm indeed stuck if WHS (v1) is limited to 32 bit.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Phil Harris <phil@...> wrote:
>
> The problem isn't 2tb drives - the problem is 3tb drives which have
more blocks than can be addressed using the current addressing scheme and
so come up as 2.3tb if you're unlucky...
>
> Phil
>
> Sent from another bloody fruit-based portable device...
>
> On 7 Mar 2011, at 17:53, Tom Lawrence <tom@...> wrote:
>
> > The jumper works, if you sent the jumper before format it will
not use the new technology on these new drives.
> > I have a 2TB in my WHSv1, works fine!
> >
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simon
Kennedy
> > Sent: 07 March 2011 16:16
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: >2TB disks on WHS
> >
> >
> >
> > On 07/03/2011 14:45, Scott wrote:
> >> I don't think WHS is 64bit, it's based on the 32bit version
of Server
> >> 2003. Your hardware should be OK though.
> >>
> >
> > I think the only thing you may need to be aware of is if you buy
one of
> > the new 4k sector hard drives.
> >
> > http://homeservershow.com/wd-ears-drives.html
> >
> > Regards
> > Simon
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>




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