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We ran the server install troubleshooter and was able to get to a command prompt. &nbsp;Ran Diskpart and updated the partition to gpt. Then reran the install and the partition showed as 4TB. Problem is that after the install when I open the Drive icon on the desktop it still only shows a 2TB partition...
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If you go into disk manager, can you expand the partition beyond 2T.<br />
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As an aside, RAID 5 is generally to be avoided these days. &nbsp;Yes, it's more efficient in the use of space, but the risks are greater.
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RAID 5 plus a hot spare Vs RAID 6? Both lose two disks worth of space to redundancy but only one survives if two disks fail simultaneously.
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We are setting up a new sql server in our office. &nbsp;It is a Dell PE R440 w/ 32GB RAM and 4 Hot Swap 3.5&quot; drive bays. &nbsp;We have four SATA 2TB drives in each bay. &nbsp;The system has a PERC H730 controller for RAID. &nbsp;We configured a RAID 5 (3+1) with the last drive being designated as the Hot Spare. &nbsp;The RAID configure without issue, just a little overhead which brought down the over volume size to just under 4TB. &nbsp;We are using Windows 2016 Standard Edition. &nbsp;We boot of the disk and start the install. &nbsp;The problem is that when it comes to choosing the drive to install too, it shows two Drive 0 drives in the install. &nbsp;One is 2048GB and the other is 1677GB. &nbsp;I am assuming that is is due too a 2TB limit but Im not sure. &nbsp;I know there is a way for the system to recognize the full 4TB but I have not been able to find that information out. &nbsp;We upgrade the System BIOS to the newest version but still the same issue. &nbsp;Could us some help on this one as we do not want to setup two separate drives for this server.
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We are setting up a new sql server in our office.  It is a Dell PE R440 w/ 32GB RAM and 4 Hot Swap 3.5" drive bays.  We have four SATA 2TB drives in each bay.  The system has a PERC H730 controller for RAID.  We configured a RAID 5 (3+1) with the last drive being designated as the Hot Spare.  The RAID configure without issue, just a little overhead which brought down the over volume size to just under 4TB.  We are using Windows 2016 Standard Edition.  We boot of the disk and start the install.  The problem is that when it comes to choosing the drive to install too, it shows two Drive 0 drives in the install.  One is 2048GB and the other is 1677GB.  I am assuming that is is due too a 2TB limit but Im not sure.  I know there is a way for the system to recognize the full 4TB but I have not been able to find that information out.  We upgrade the System BIOS to the newest version but still the same issue.  Could us some help on this one as we do not want to setup two separate drives for this server.

Bypass Server 2016 2TB Limit

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