<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">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:</div>
<div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.</div><div class="gmail_default">(parted) mklabel gpt </div>
<div class="gmail_default">Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/sdg will be destroyed and all data on</div><div class="gmail_default">this disk will be lost. Do you want to continue?</div><div class="gmail_default">Yes/No? Yes </div>
<div class="gmail_default">(parted) print </div><div class="gmail_default">Model: Generic External (scsi)</div><div class="gmail_default">Disk /dev/sdg: 2000GB</div>
<div class="gmail_default">Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B</div><div class="gmail_default">Partition Table: gpt</div><div><br></div><div>fdisk is of no use either.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>ed</div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Edward Holcroft | Madsen Kneppers & Associates Inc.<br>11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 250 | Johns Creek, GA 30097<br>O (770) 446-9606 | M (770) 630-0949</div>
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