MBR or GPT

[Joe_Miner]

Loaded windows 7 onto my SSD -- when I opened up the Computer my SSD was there as my C: drive but my WD Black 2T was not there. I checked Computer Management and it showed my WD as unallocated and asked me if I wanted to initialize it as MBR or GPT. What do people suggest and why (MBR or GPT)?

 

If it was a 3TB what would you suggest?

 

Thanks!

[ImTheTypeOfGuy]

MBR

 

GPT for 3TB

[Greg Welch]

they say GPT for 2TB or more

Edited September 24, 2011 by welchwerks

[timekills]

If it can be MBR then MBR. If it is a 2.3TB or greater hard drive, and you intend to use partitions that size or larger, then GPT. If it is a boot drive (I realize not the case here) and < 2.3TB then definitely stick with MBR for now.

[pcdoc]

Not much to add. For non EFI boards, it has to be MBR for booting but for storage drives like everyone says, it's about size.

[ikon]

like everyone says, it's about size.

Isn't it always??

Edited September 24, 2011 by ikon

[timekills]

Not much to add. like everyone says, it's about size.

 

That's what she said!

 

 

(I think we might have it right this time.)

[tojoski]

I looked into this one time and found that GPT was superior to MBR for a couple of reasons, most notably:

 

" GPT disks use primary and backup partition tables for redundancy and CRC32 fields for improved partition data structure integrity."

 

Source : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463525.aspx

[ImTheTypeOfGuy]

That's what she said!

 

 

(I think we might have it right this time.)

 

Yes, finally.

[ikon]

I looked into this one time and found that GPT was superior to MBR for a couple of reasons, most notably:

 

" GPT disks use primary and backup partition tables for redundancy and CRC32 fields for improved partition data structure integrity."

 

Source : http://msdn.microsof...e/gg463525.aspx

thanks for the info.