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HP Compaq 8000 Elite Small Form Factor PC
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I want to use a 4TB hard drive as my boot drive.

I have read where UEFI is required to do this.

How do you tell if a PC supports UEFI?

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Hi:

 

No it does not, so you will not be able to use a 4 TB HDD as a boot drive.

 

The largest capacity HDD you can use in your PC is limited to 2 TB.

 

The first PC in that class that has a UEFI BIOS is the 8200 Elite series.

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Hi:

 

No it does not, so you will not be able to use a 4 TB HDD as a boot drive.

 

The largest capacity HDD you can use in your PC is limited to 2 TB.

 

The first PC in that class that has a UEFI BIOS is the 8200 Elite series.

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