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    N53SN-RH71 firmware needed for 3TB HDD access.

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by grgoffe, Sep 26, 2012.

  1. grgoffe

    grgoffe Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have 2 3tb seagate hdds on this laptop but the hardware thinks they're 800GB. This appears to be a firmware problem.

    I'm trying to find a firmware update on asus.com but their site is completely unusable.

    Does anyone know where the firmware can be found?

    Regards and thanks,

    George...
     
    grgoffe, Sep 26, 2012
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  2. Dantei

    Dantei Notebook Consultant

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    UEFI needs to be enabled and then make an GPT instead of MBR. It's for huge HDDs.
     
    Dantei, Sep 26, 2012
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  3. grgoffe

    grgoffe Newbie

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    Dantei,

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

    UEFI on Linux? That's all I have. Can you give me more pointers please? How do I enable this?

    THANKS AGAIN!

    Regards,

    George...
     
    grgoffe, Sep 28, 2012
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    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    You only need UEFI if you want to *boot* off of a GPT drive.

    What kind of enclosure are you using, USB2, USB3, or eSATA?
     
    ALLurGroceries, Sep 30, 2012
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