Hi Gang
Wondering if 10.4 will recognize a 3 TB internal storage drive on a older Dual Core G5 desktop? I don't see why not since it easily recognized and formatted a 2 TB drive.
Thanx
Mike
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Hey!
2.2 TB is the limit for Apple Petition Map, it will need to be an unbootable for PPC Macs GUID Partition Scheme, but still writable/readable.
Any Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.4 and later can mount GPT-partitioned disks.
Intel-based Macintosh computers can boot from GPT. By default, the internal hard disk is formatted as GPT.
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/technotes/tn2166/_index.html
Hello BD my ole faithful friend 🙂
Ok, so as I understand the situation: I can still use 'Disc Utility' to format the entire disk, (no partitions neccessary), using 'Mac OSX Journaled'. Once that's completed, I'll still be able to use the drive for 'STORAGE' Yes?
I don't need that 3TB internal drive to be 'bootable', its for storage only.
Thank you BD
Mike
Once that's completed, I'll still be able to use the drive for 'STORAGE' Yes?
Yes. 🙂
Thanx BD!
You're welcome, glad I could help. 🙂
Installing a 3TB Internal Storage Drive
