[mythtv-users] Slightly OT - adding 3T drives

[Jay Ashworth]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Rout" <nick.rout at gmail.com>

> My research confuses me. From what I have read this is a problem
> related to MBR and there is no problem if you use GPT. I won't be
> booting from this disk, and I'll probably partition it to at least two
> partitions if not more.
> 
> However, as I say, I am confused. I have been contemplating a new
> motherboard anyway as I need more SATA headers, but I don't really
> want to do that yet (budget).

There are 2 separate problems:

1) can you boot from it

2) can you *see* it: older motherboards and SATA controllers will simply 
   refuse to recognize the presence of a 3T drive on the cable at all.

The latter is the bugaboo.

Cheers,
-- jra
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