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‎11-16-2022 09:32 AM

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Product: HP ENVY 17t-3200 CTO Notebook PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi!

I have a 17t-3200 CTO laptop (A6u49av) that cannot read more than 1,6TB. A new bios update was released by HP for the same name of the Insyde BIOS chip but for a different laptop. Is it safe to update my BIOS with it? I hope since its newer it will support external hdds above 2TB. ITs the same F.0B BIOS.

https://ftp.ext.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp66501-67000/sp66981.html

Thanks!

 

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‎11-16-2022 09:59 AM

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If HP has not placed that BIOS on the support page for your model do not try to use it. The 2 TB limit on storage is a creature of how the partition table on the drive itself is set up. Has to be GUID/GPT and not MBR to make a partition bigger than nominal 2 TB. The BIOS only has to be UEFI complaint and yours should be. 

 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/change-an-mbr-disk-into-a-g...

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‎11-16-2022 10:01 AM

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I partitioned the HDD to GPT, still it only shows 1,63TB

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