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This is the entire 3tb without updating any drivers or software. Open up “computer” and you will see that the first part of the drive shows 97.6gb and the second part shows 2.6tb total space. I formatted both parts of the 3tb but left the partition.ģ.

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I then ran windows 7 圆4 install disk (with the 3tb drive being a secondary drive another hard drive had windows 7 圆4 already installed) just to the point where it asked which drive to install windows on. (When I rebooted windows disk check utility told me i had to check that drive for errors but froze at this point.)Ģ. make the front end (left) side 1tb and the remainder behind the partition. Use Gparted to make 1 partition on the 3tb drive. (provided your system has standard controller for any windows 7 圆4 based computer)ġ.

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YOU DO NOT NEED to update anything, YOU DO NOT NEED a compatible controller.

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Ok after 24 hours of trying to figure out how to use my external 3tb internally in my l圆810 running windows 7 圆4 I finally fixed it. My main conclusion from seeing this issue crop up on multiple occasions is that one should ensure that they have downloaded the newest drivers for their system as soon as possible. When a user does not have a network connection, the easiest thing to do is use the manufacturer’s installation media which often has older versions of things like Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers. Overall, this is a very simple problem to fix, but one that I believe can be largely attributed to the fact that Windows 7 SP1 does not include Intel 82579 NICs found onboard in Cougar Point based chipsets. The download currently weighs in at around 6.5MB for the English only version making it a quick task to get on most broadband connections.Īfter installing Intel RST 10.1 or newer, that 746GB available turns into around 2.8TB, or in-line with what one would expect from a 3TB drive. The key here is downloading the newest version of Intel’s Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) drivers from Intel’s site. RST 2.8GB and Disk Management 746GB – RST 10. For 3TB drive support, one should look to Intel RST 10.1 and newer. it turns out is the culprit behind the 746GB available of the 3TB drive issue.

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I did a quick check of the Intel RST version that I had installed from the motherboard supplied driver disk showed: RST 2.8GB and Disk Management 746GB – RST 10. Normally these types of issues can be traced to driver problems. The motherboard clearly sees a 3TB drive while the OS sees something that is excluding around 2.2TB of the raw capacity. That difference is the key to understanding how to fix the issue. Intel’s Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) console clearly identifies the Hitachi 3TB drive (showing 2.861TB above due to the way hard drive capacity is measured in industry marketing versus in operating system terms.) On the other hand, Windows Disk Management sees the disk (Disk 0 in the above) as a 746GB drive. One can easily spot the problem in the picture below: By the time a user is ready to upgrade to 3TB drives I would generally recommend that it is also a good opportunity to upgrade to a 64-bit version of Windows as hardware is starting to advance well beyond what the older Windows XP generation operating system can handle. To test the problem I am going to use a Hitachi 5K3000 Coolspin 3TB hard drive with an Intel H67 motherboard’s onboard 6.0gbps controller in AHCI mode, alongside Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit. RST 2.8GB and Disk Management 746GB – 64-bit OS The Problem Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1.Power Supply: Supermicro 300w (included in the SC731i-300B).Additional NICs: Intel Gigabit CT PCIe x1 network adapter.Hard Drive: Hitachi 5K3000 Coolspin 3TB.The operating system is installed on a SSD.

Test Configurationįor this guide I am using my standard hard drive test platform based on an Intel H67 motherboard. As a result, I decided to make a guide so other users can easily fix the problem. I myself fell victim to not following best-practice and seeing this issue manifest itself recently when I was benchmarking a new drive. I receive questions about why this happens on Hitachi, Western Digital, Seagate, and Samsung drives on a regular basis so I think this is a fairly common issue. Many users have been finding themselves with brand new Sandy Bridge motherboards and the hard drive industry’s now affordable 3TB drives only to see that the new drive only has 746GB available in even 64-bit Windows. Intel RST 2.8GB and Disk Management 746GB

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