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I found this thread. Maybe it has something that'll help you.

 

EDIT: Also this.

Got it working now thanks for the help!

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My WD Green 3TB is appearing windows 7 disk management as less than 1TB but shows as 3TB in my BIOS.

 

Edit: Its solved now thanks for the help!

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Make sure your drive has been partitioned as GPT. To do this:

 

Start>"diskpart">"list disk"

 

If the area under "Gpt" is blank, you'll need to backup and reformat your 3TB drive as GPT to properly utilize all the space.

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What Windows 7 do you have? Dont think more than 1tb is possible below Professional

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What Windows 7 do you have? Dont think more than 1tb is possible below Professional

are, you, do you even ?

k im done

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are, you, do you even ?

k im done

It was like that on some Windows version... Sorry if its wrong, quite late where i live :D

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It was like that on some Windows version... Sorry if its wrong, quite late where i live :D

uh. probably like 3.1 or something,

there is a limit for ram, but thats to do with 32bit/64bit systems

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What Windows 7 do you have? Dont think more than 1tb is possible below Professional

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Make sure your drive has been partitioned as GPT. To do this:

 

Start>"diskpart">"list disk"

 

If the area under "Gpt" is blank, you'll need to backup and reformat your 3TB drive as GPT to properly utilize all the space.

 

I have set it to GPT but still showing as 746 GB in disk management, this is the largest

I can do

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I have set it to GPT but still showing as 746 GB in disk management, this is the largest

I can do

I found this thread. Maybe it has something that'll help you.

 

EDIT: Also this.

CPU: i5 4670k • Cooler: Corsair H100i • Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER • RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 2x 8GB • Storage: Samsung 840 250GB SSD, 2x WD Red 3TB • GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3GB • PSU: Corsair RM750W • Case: Corsair 750D • Mouse: Razer Naga 2012 (I actually use the thing for productivity/media buttons) • Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 w/ Browns - Green LED • Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27" 2560 x 1440, ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 • Lighting: 2m NZXT Sleeved Blue LED Strip • pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHfZ

 

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What Windows 7 do you have? Dont think more than 1tb is possible below Professional

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Got it working now thanks for the help!

Sure! Feel free to mark the thread as resolved to help anyone else with the same problem.

CPU: i5 4670k • Cooler: Corsair H100i • Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER • RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 2x 8GB • Storage: Samsung 840 250GB SSD, 2x WD Red 3TB • GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3GB • PSU: Corsair RM750W • Case: Corsair 750D • Mouse: Razer Naga 2012 (I actually use the thing for productivity/media buttons) • Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 w/ Browns - Green LED • Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27" 2560 x 1440, ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 • Lighting: 2m NZXT Sleeved Blue LED Strip • pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHfZ

 

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Sure! Feel free to mark the thread as resolved to help anyone else with the same problem.

This may be a stupid question but how do I do that?

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This may be a stupid question but how do I do that?

Find the post you want (in this case, mine with the things that helped you) and click the "mark solved" button in the bottom right.

CPU: i5 4670k • Cooler: Corsair H100i • Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER • RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 2x 8GB • Storage: Samsung 840 250GB SSD, 2x WD Red 3TB • GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3GB • PSU: Corsair RM750W • Case: Corsair 750D • Mouse: Razer Naga 2012 (I actually use the thing for productivity/media buttons) • Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 w/ Browns - Green LED • Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27" 2560 x 1440, ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 • Lighting: 2m NZXT Sleeved Blue LED Strip • pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHfZ

 

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