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You need to use GPT to support anything larger than 1.96TB.
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You need to use GPT to support anything larger than 1.96TB.

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Did you initialize the disk with a GPT partition table? A MBR-style partition cannot be larger than 2TB.
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Did you initialize the disk with a GPT partition table? A MBR-style partition cannot be larger than 2TB.

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As stated, the disk must be set to GPT.
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GPT (GUID Partition Table)<br />
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Note: The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows. It is recommended for disks larger than 2TB, or disks used on Itanium-based computers.
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GPT (GUID Partition Table)

Note: The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows. It is recommended for disks larger than 2TB, or disks used on Itanium-based computers.

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hi<br />
<a href="http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/GPT-disk-partition-manager/partition-gpt-disk.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/GPT-disk-partition-manager/partition-gpt-disk.htm</a>
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hi
http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/GPT-disk-partition-manager/partition-gpt-disk.htm [http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/GPT-disk-partition-manager/partition-gpt-disk.htm]

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Is this native to Windows 2008 server or do I have do purchase a third party product?
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Is this native to Windows 2008 server or do I have do purchase a third party product?

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I have done a fresh install of windows 2008 server. It will not let me create a disk larger than 2TB. This kind of defeats the purpose.
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I have done a fresh install of windows 2008 server. It will not let me create a disk larger than 2TB. This kind of defeats the purpose.

Windows 2008 Standard Disk Partitions

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.