Friday, October 29th 2010
ASUS Announces Disk Unlocker, Make Use of HDDs with Over 2 TB Capacity
Disk Unlocker is exclusive (patent pending) software from ASUS that overcomes current operating system limitations that prevent a hard disk drive from utilizing more than 2048GB (also known as 2.2TB). This one-click software solution instantly enables the full capacity of the latest generation of high-density hard drives, making vast amounts of storage space available to ASUS motherboard users.
In the early days of computing, users would never have dreamed of needing more than a few megabytes, let alone a few gigabytes worth of data, and as a result, operating system code was written to reflect this way of thinking. Today, with ever-increasing data densities and hard drive capacities now reaching 3TB and beyond, PC users are still saddled with operating systems unable to use the full capacity of hard drives larger than 2048GB. In other words, storage space can remain unused and inaccessible without a motherboard upgrade.
ASUS Disk Unlocker remedies this problem in a quick and easy fashion, opening up the full capacity of hard drives larger than 2048GB. Disk Unlocker is yet another example of ASUS' deep commitment to innovation for its customers, allowing them to fully realize the potential of their PCs without the need for an awkward operating system upgrade or costly hardware modification.
The Only Free and Instant Solution for PC Users
ASUS Disk Unlocker is a software utility that enables ASUS motherboards, new or old, to access the full capacity of hard drives with capacities larger than 2048GB. It's quick to install, requires zero technical knowledge to use, and not only enables current high-capacity hard drives to be fully exploited, but will work with all future hard drive upgrades too.
ASUS Disk Unlocker is offered as a free download from www.asus.com. Don't limit your PC to a 2048GB hard drive for the foreseeable future - switch to an ASUS motherboard and realize its full potential today. For more information, visit this page.
<div class="table-wrapper"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1"><tr><th colspan="5" width="583"><p>Compatible Motherboard Series</p></th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" width="583"><p><strong>Intel Chipsets</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>X58 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>P55 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>H57 Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>H55 Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>X48 Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>P45 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>P43 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>G45 Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>G43 Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>G41 Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>X38 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>P35 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>G35 Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>G31 Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>946GZ Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>946PL Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>945GC Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>945GZ Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>945P Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>945PL Series </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" width="583"><p><strong>AMD Chipsets</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>890FX Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>890GX Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>880G Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>870 Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>790FX Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>790GX Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>790X Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>785G Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>780G Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>770 Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>760G Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>740G Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>*</p></td><td width="100"><p>*</p></td><td width="109"><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" width="583"><p><strong>NVIDIA Chipsets</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>980a SLI Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>750a SLI Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>780a SLI Series </p></td></tr></table></div>
In the early days of computing, users would never have dreamed of needing more than a few megabytes, let alone a few gigabytes worth of data, and as a result, operating system code was written to reflect this way of thinking. Today, with ever-increasing data densities and hard drive capacities now reaching 3TB and beyond, PC users are still saddled with operating systems unable to use the full capacity of hard drives larger than 2048GB. In other words, storage space can remain unused and inaccessible without a motherboard upgrade.
ASUS Disk Unlocker remedies this problem in a quick and easy fashion, opening up the full capacity of hard drives larger than 2048GB. Disk Unlocker is yet another example of ASUS' deep commitment to innovation for its customers, allowing them to fully realize the potential of their PCs without the need for an awkward operating system upgrade or costly hardware modification.
The Only Free and Instant Solution for PC Users
ASUS Disk Unlocker is a software utility that enables ASUS motherboards, new or old, to access the full capacity of hard drives with capacities larger than 2048GB. It's quick to install, requires zero technical knowledge to use, and not only enables current high-capacity hard drives to be fully exploited, but will work with all future hard drive upgrades too.
ASUS Disk Unlocker is offered as a free download from www.asus.com. Don't limit your PC to a 2048GB hard drive for the foreseeable future - switch to an ASUS motherboard and realize its full potential today. For more information, visit this page.
<div class="table-wrapper"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1"><tr><th colspan="5" width="583"><p>Compatible Motherboard Series</p></th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" width="583"><p><strong>Intel Chipsets</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>X58 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>P55 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>H57 Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>H55 Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>X48 Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>P45 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>P43 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>G45 Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>G43 Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>G41 Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>X38 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>P35 Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>G35 Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>G31 Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>946GZ Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>946PL Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>945GC Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>945GZ Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>945P Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>945PL Series </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" width="583"><p><strong>AMD Chipsets</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>890FX Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>890GX Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>880G Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>870 Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>790FX Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>790GX Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>790X Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>785G Series </p></td><td width="100"><p>780G Series </p></td><td width="109"><p>770 Series </p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>760G Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>740G Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>*</p></td><td width="100"><p>*</p></td><td width="109"><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" width="583"><p><strong>NVIDIA Chipsets</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td width="124"><p>980a SLI Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>750a SLI Series </p></td><td width="124"><p>780a SLI Series </p></td></tr></table></div>
17 Comments on ASUS Announces Disk Unlocker, Make Use of HDDs with Over 2 TB Capacity
I doubt it, since that's a BIOS limitation.
And is it such a big deal to partition a 3TB+ drive to be able to get access to all the space on it?
Besides, can you actually by any 3TB+ SATA drives yet?
the bios sees it as 4gb,but the OS can only utilizing 3-3.5gb of usable ram.
and btw,wdc already selling 3tb hdd with HBA.
The OS problem, according to the podcast and I remember this correctly, is that it is basically a driver problem. Their words not mine.
Looks like Asus got tired of waiting for Intel or AMD to update their drivers.
edit:
according to the docs here: event.asus.com/mb/2010/Disk_Unlocker/Software/Disk_Unlocker_User_Guide.pdf
it creates a virtual disk on top of the space that you could not create as partition. so now you have an additional virtual hdd that you can create partitions on.
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They pretty much start from the beginning talking about it so no need to jump ahead or anything.
I will upgrade to 2TB RAID 0 for main RAID and another RAID as backup (made of Green drives - probably 2 or 3 3TB drives).