BigPapaDean Posted December 21, 2013 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1211 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6554 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63664 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:06 AM Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted December 21, 2013 Well I have decided to do a complete clean re-install and I am buying a 3TB HD! I want to use it as a back up and put it in my tower! I do need some assistance on some knopwledge factors I can't seem to remember! I feel crazy when on these simple little things I draw a complete blank on things that are common everyday things! Ever since my nervous breakdown I have been this way! Okay now for the questions! Which Sata connectors should I buy or does it matter? If not I already know which ones I want and here they are I also need to know how many I need! Next I need help and info how to set this thing up to where if anything happens I can still switch and be online! I need to know what parts I need as well as hook up sequences to whatever it hooks to so I have easy access to it! Awards
LaRSin Posted December 21, 2013 Member ID: 45 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 69 Topic Count: 982 Topics Per Day: 0.17 Content Count: 9437 Content Per Day: 1.65 Reputation: 3738 Achievement Points: 68171 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 02/25/1951 Device: Windows Posted December 21, 2013 It depends on the motherboard and hard Drive , They say you should use Sata 6 , for the fastest connection , But it really doesn't matter, Important But on most motherboards you won't be able to install a OS on a 3 TB drive ..You can only use it as a storage drive.Must be 2tb and lower.. Awards
Merlin007 Posted December 21, 2013 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 1130 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8588 Content Per Day: 1.63 Reputation: 7560 Achievement Points: 76634 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 67 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) It depends on the motherboard and hard Drive , They say you should use Sata 6 , for the fastest connection , But it really doesn't matter, Important But on most motherboards you won't be able to install a OS on a 3 TB drive ..You can only use it as a storage drive.Must be 2tb and lower.. Adding to what LaRSin has said, to install as OS drive, you need to have a motherboard that has a UEFI Bios AND 64bit Windows (Vista, 7, or 8 ). Now, using a secondary drive, and without knowing what your system specs are, you may have to convert the drive to a GPT drive which allows the use of the full 3TB drive or partition the drive into 2 drives (2TB & 1TB). Check you specs, do a bit of reading before getting the 3TB drive, and make sure your drivers are up to date. Good luck. Edited December 21, 2013 by Merlin007 Awards
jointz Posted December 21, 2013 Member ID: 4476 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1471 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 4249 Achievement Points: 18338 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 62 Joined: 12/24/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 15 Birthday: 03/31/1982 Device: Windows Posted December 21, 2013 i agree to do your reading for sure, because i had bought a 3tb drive and due to the board i was using it would only read 2tb total. Awards
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