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Windows Server 2008 - Can a second partition on Disk 0 be a GPT Partition
I have on older server. It does not support EFI bios, so I cannot make the c drive, or disk 0 a GPT drive.
What I was wondering if there was a way to Create a primary partition on a MBR, but create the secondary partition as a GPT.
I don't think this is doable, but I hope it is.
and if windows can't do it, if there 3rd party app that can?
I've attached a pic to explain.
http://www.kevinperelman.com/cangpt.jpg
help appreciated
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But WHY? You have an 80 GB disk? Not a 3 TB disk... GPT is only needed for drives larger than 2 TB.
You'd still need GPT in linux. Ext is just a file-system, like fat or ntfs. Ntfs can also support more than 2TB, but the disk needs to be GPT...
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No, that was a vmware test.
I have an older server, with an adaptec raid card. it's a non efi board.
but it's a raid 5, 8tb raid.
would be nice to you it as 1 partition. or maybe a small boot partition and then a large data partition.
just don't know if it's possible.
I have an older server, with an adaptec raid card. it's a non efi board.
but it's a raid 5, 8tb raid.
would be nice to you it as 1 partition. or maybe a small boot partition and then a large data partition.
just don't know if it's possible.
As I mentioned, if your adapter can make 2 RAID volumes there should be no issue.
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you mean like 1 8tb raid, but 2 volumes on the 1 raid?
or use 1 drive as a raid, and the other 3 drives as a seperate raid?
never seen volumes created on the raid before, but I will research the card
or use 1 drive as a raid, and the other 3 drives as a seperate raid?
never seen volumes created on the raid before, but I will research the card
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Card says it supports Multiple arrays per disk drive
that what I want?
that what I want?
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I don't know how they would describe it.
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ahhhhh,, I might just be saved!!!!! lol. never knew the hardware raids did that. errrrr.
very good to know
very good to know
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would there be a way, for example to install ubuntu and do it?