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I'm absolutley baffled!!!

  • 15-04-2012 4:12pm
    #1
    kingaaa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭


    I'm getting a pain in my t**s with the new Dell XPS8300. I just got a new nas server up and running so I thought I'd remove one of my 2tb usb drives (Samsung HD203WI) from its enclosure and replace a Seagate barracuda 1tb (one of the 2 internal drives) to gain some extra space, but this computer just refuses to recognise any other drives, either in the BIOS or in computer management. I had a similar problem with a Seagate 3tb but I just put it down to the size of the drive. Can ANYBODY help me with this, I'm going mental here!!!


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  • #2
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    kingaaa wrote: »
    Can ANYBODY help me with this, I'm going mental here!!!

    1 TB is the maximum size for internal HDDs supported by these machines, simple as that.


  • #3
    kingaaa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭kingaaa


    Torqay wrote: »
    1 TB is the maximum size for internal HDDs supported by these machines, simple as that.

    Serious? well that explains that so!!!! lol.............


  • #4
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    IIRC, the same question was asked here not too long ago.

    Maybe they'll sort it out with a BIOS update later, but with the current version (A06?) 1 TB is max.


  • #5
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Torqay wrote: »
    IIRC, the same question was asked here not too long ago.

    Maybe they'll sort it out with a BIOS update later, but with the current version (A06?) 1 TB is max.

    From Googling that model number it appears Dell are selling that particular XPS model with 2tb disk drives. I wonder is it the Dell bios isn't liking the new Advanced Format drives? Afaik you can get 2tb drives that arn't AF

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  • #6
    SickBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,537 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    Something is not right here. I'd be stunned if that system couldn't handle capacities in excess of 1TB.
    Maybe the controller in the BIOS is set to ATA instead of RAID/AHCI which might somehow limit the hard drive controller form interacting with drives larger than 1TB...


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  • #7
    kingaaa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭kingaaa


    SickBoy wrote: »
    Something is not right here. I'd be stunned if that system couldn't handle capacities in excess of 1TB.
    Maybe the controller in the BIOS is set to ATA instead of RAID/AHCI which might somehow limit the hard drive controller form interacting with drives larger than 1TB...

    No - its definitley set to AHCI, recognises drives up to 1tb no problem.


  • #8
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Maybe its just a stupidly fowl motherboard design.


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