The HP Microserver that I'm using these 3TB drives on does not support EFI/UEFI. In fact, HP officially says the Microserver only supports 2TB drives. No problems whatsoever. On 30 Oct 2012 03:08, "James Maki" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > As a follow-up on my question regarding WD Red drives in a software RAID > vs. > NAS, I am trying to decipher the ins and outs of 3 TB drives. As far as I > can figure out, 3 TB drives will always work with 64 bit Windows 7 as data > drives, but to boot from a 3 TB the motherboard MUST support an EFI/UEFI > BIOS. So, it would seem that I could RAID 4 or 5 3 TB drives in Windows 7 > Professional on an older (circa 2011) Gigabyte Motherboard that does not > state that it supports EFI/UEFI for data. > > Any warnings or caveats on this idea? Am I missing any important points > that > would destroy my vision? I guess I waited too long on the 2tb Reds. They > were $119.99 over the weekend and then jumped to $159.99 at NewEgg today. > The 3tb remain at $179.99. So 2tb at $80/gig vs. the 3 tb at $60/gig. > Still > disappointed that I didn't buy a bunch of Samsung 2tb before the floods and > price increases last year. The last one I purchased was $70 for 2tb and had > a 3 year warranty vs. the new Seagate branded Samsung's 1 year warranty > costing $130. > > Thanks to those who responded to my initial WD Red post regarding utilizing > WD Reds in a software RAID vs. NAS. > > Jim Maki > [email protected] > > > >
