Hard Drive Size not picking up

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I have a 6TB Western Digital Red NAS drive and it is only picking up as a 1.6tb
has anyone had a problem like this or a way to fix it.
Is there a way to reload the original firmware or reformat or partition the drive to its original size.
 
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Hard Drive Size not picking up

I have a 6TB Western Digital Red NAS drive and it is only picking up as a 1.6tb has anyone had a problem like this or a way to fix it. Is there a way to reload the original firmware or reformat or partition the drive to its original size.
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PurpleSnow said:
I have a 6TB Western Digital Red NAS drive and it is only picking up as a 1.6tb
has anyone had a problem like this or a way to fix it.
Is there a way to reload the original firmware or reformat or partition the drive to its original size.
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Is the hdd in the NAS? Or are you connecting it to a PC?

Some motherboards don't accept drives larger than 3TB in size.
Usually either a BIOS update or a new motherboard is required.
 
You need to make it a GPT volume, the reason its picking up as a smaller size is due to limitations in the partition system.
 
RedViking said:
Was it on 'special' at your local Chinese store?
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I bought it from a guy that assured me it was perfect working even had pics of hdd sentinel. but yes some ppl never learn.

busy with a low level format.

just dont understand how the drive is actually working. no noises from it
 
ok placed the drive direct in machine not in enclosure picks up 5.99 but 3 part. but drive still takes long to boot in part software. think the drive is buggered
 
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