Just Me Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Hey, I need to buy a new hard disk for my unRAID server and I would like to get a 3 TB disk. However, I have read a few posts on the internet that some BIOS recognize a 3TB hard disk with a capacity of around 746GB instead of 3TB. I'm using a Asus M4A785T-M motherboard along with an Adaptec 1430SA controller card and a no name Silicon Image SIL3132 card. Can I use hard drives with a capacity of >2.2 TB on all twelve ports or will there be any problems? Thank you in advance. Link to comment
mcs Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'm running 3Tb disks on an M4A78VM (which I believe is a similar) and 140SA controller (with its bios disabled) with no problems. http://www.asus.com.au/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M4A78VM/ Link to comment
bonienl Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I am using the Asus M4A785-M, which uses the same chipset as yours, and Adaptec 1430SA card together with 3TB disks, this is working fine. My advice: Use the latest BIOS for your Asus MB, version 2302, 18 Mar 2011 Use the latest BIOS for your Adaptec card, version 2507, 8 Nov 2010 Link to comment
Just Me Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Thanks for the replies. The 3TB hard drive works fine on the 1430SA controller card. Unfortunately, I have to RMA the hard drive so I cannot test the on board SATA ports yet. But I'm glad to hear that it should work. Link to comment
Just Me Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 I just wanted to confirm that the 3TB hard drive is working well at the on board SATA ports. Link to comment
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