Need help with new HGST 4TB

Coopson · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:08

Hi I've just got a new 4tb HGST 4tb HDD and its only showing as 1677.90GB in Windows it's set already set as GPT.

The quickstart guide says you need to use HGST disk manager to over come the 2.2TB limit but I've tried installing it but I get an error telling me no HGST HDD was found.

I'm on windows 7 64bit using the HDD as storage PC spec's in sig when I'm in the bios the HDD is showing as 4TB.

Thanks for any help

wazza300 · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:13

you formatted it a gpt partition? if not try doing it again,latest motherboard bios might help?

Coopson · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:16

wazza300 · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:17

have you tried it in windows? not that software (windows own gpt format)

also make sure you have latest version of the hgst software

Coopson · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:20

wazza300 said:
you formatted it a gpt partition? if not try doing it again,latest motherboard bios might help?

I've tried resetting it to GPT didn't do anything I'll try the bios update got a feeling it wont help tho.

Coopson · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:21

wazza300 said:
have you tried it in windows? not that software (windows own gpt format)

also make sure you have latest version of the hgst software

Yes it was done with windows I cant install that software just give's me that error.

I have the lasted HGST software too.

wazza300 · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:23

try this

http://www.ehow.com/how_7429505_create-gpt-partition.html

or this

http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/GPT-disk-partition-manager/partition-gpt-disk.htm

Coopson · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:33

wazza300 said:
try this

http://www.ehow.com/how_7429505_create-gpt-partition.html

or this

http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/GPT-disk-partition-manager/partition-gpt-disk.htm

Installed that tool and its showing up as GPT and Converted it to MBR and Back to GPT again but its still the same.

wazza300 · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:52

latest bios? idk whatelse you can try,it should just work

Coopson · 7 Apr 2014 at 19:52

I've sorted it I switched the Sata from the Intel controller to Asmedia and I get 4tb now I think it wasn't working with Intel because its in raid or maybe not ether way its working now so I'm happy thanks for the help.

Not a fan of using non intel sata controllers but whatever.