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Cannot use MBR on >2TB external HDD #2834
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Max volume size for MBR partitions is 2.2TB |
I am currently using this disk and its MBR.. with its full capacity available. |
Can you run RMPREPUSB.exe and do a Drive Info command and show the output here? |
Is it a 4k bytes/sector drive? You cannot legacy boot from a 4k sector drive. Only standard 512 bytes/sector drives are legacy bootable. |
Can i have ventoy installed on a flashdrive and boot the iso files from this disk? Is it possible with this 4k byte/sector drive? |
No - a legacy BIOS cannot access or boot from a 4K bytes/sector drive. |
Ventoy does not allow it because legacy booting would not work on such a drive. |
I want only uefi booting, still bot possible? |
Possible, but not supported by Ventoy or Ventoy developer. Sorry. 4K drives are not supported - it has been asked for several times and the developer is not willing to spend the many many hours of extra resource to develop the code, modify all the current existing code, test all the new code and release all the new code. I don't blame him! |
Official FAQ
Ventoy Version
1.0.97
What about latest release
Yes. I have tried the latest release, but the bug still exist.
Try alternative boot mode
Yes. I have tried them, but the bug still exist.
BIOS Mode
Legacy BIOS Mode
Partition Style
MBR
Disk Capacity
3TB
Disk Manufacturer
Western Digital
Image file checksum (if applicable)
None
Image file download link (if applicable)
No response
What happened?
I have an external 3TB HDD (WD Elements 107C), the disk is currently MBR and fully usable, when i try to install ventoy i get an error message that i have to use GPT on >2TB disk, which i dont want, i want it to be able to boot on older systems with only legacy Bios. How can i bypass the 2TB restrioction?
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