[ale] Debian 7, can only see 2TB of 4TB drive

[Jim Kinney]

You using 64-bit os? Any other system see it differently?
On Jun 20, 2014 11:44 AM, "Edward Holcroft" <eholcroft at mkainc.com> wrote:

> Any idea why I cannot get this disk to partition as a single 4TB drive? A
> quick Google reveals many people​ experiencing this problem. I tried this:
>
> Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
> (parted) mklabel gpt
> Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/sdg will be destroyed and all
> data on
> this disk will be lost. Do you want to continue?
> Yes/No? Yes
> (parted) print
> Model: Generic External (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sdg: 2000GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: gpt
>
> fdisk is of no use either.
>
> btw this is a brand new free-standing Seagate drive that was never in an
> enclosure or such, I know sometimes the manufacturers do strange stuff with
> drives in enclosures.
>
> Thanks
> ed
>
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