Upgrading an old PC

[chermesh]

Hi,
I've added to my system a new HD only to find out that my system is restricted to the 2TB limit.
Looks like it's either buying a new computer, which I would like to avoid, or upgrading my system to a UEFI instead of my current BIOS configuration.
I would appreciate your assistance in figuring out if it's just a replacement of a Mb, or an uograde of other parts as well.
My system's componenents are:

Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz 48 °C
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P43-ES3G (Socket 775) 37 °C
Graphics
DELL P2314H (1920x1080@60Hz)
SAMSUNG (1920x1080@60Hz)
1024MB NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (CardExpert Technology) 52 °C
Storage
223GB SPCC Solid State Disk (SSD) 30 °C
931GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ (SATA) 32 °C
2794GB Seagate ST3000VX006-1HH166 (SATA) 31 °C
931GB Seagate Expansion SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA)) 31 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223F
ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
USB Audio Device

 

[SkyNetRising]

You just need to partition your HDD in GPT format and all 2794GB will be available.
Since it is secondary storage drive (not OS drive), you can do that and no UEFI system is necessary.
You'd need UEFI only if you intend to boot from GPT drive.

 

[The Paladin]

that is a great many hard drives for such a computer, may I ask what purpose the computers has, this will help define the need to upgrade maybe to a DDR3 board that would permits 8GB ram of DDR3 instead of the 4GB DDR2, and get a QX9650 to boots the cpu speed up, and permit to get over the 2TB limit. but for the price of all this (ne mobo/ram/cpu) you would be better off to be honest, get a deal on a 4th generation Board/CPU Intel I5 as a used system. or jump ship and truly get upgraded to an I3-6100 6th gen cpu/mobo.

 

[chermesh]

You just need to partition your HDD in GPT format and all 2794GB will be available.
Since it is secondary storage drive (not OS drive), you can do that and no UEFI system is necessary.
You'd need UEFI only if you intend to boot from GPT drive.

Hi,
Can you instruct me how to partition my Seagate ST3000VX006 in GPT format?
Do I need a special program' or can it be done by MS provided tools?
I checked the options offered by AOMEI Partition Pssistant Standard and this program allows conversion berween MBR and GPT. The help files explains: "This feature could help you convert a disk with data into GPT or MBR style without data loss. Usually, here are two cases that you need to do this conversion:
1. Owing to MBR disk could only support using up to 2TB disk size, if you have a disk larger than 2TB size, the rest of the disk space could not be used unless you convert it to GPT style;
2. Generally speaking, when you encounter "GPT protective partition" that could not be accessed by XP 32-bit Version or other low-level OS, you could convert it to MBR disk."
This information doesn't imply partitioning the disk. Looks like it keeps the disk ithout changing its division.
Did I understand it right?

 

[chermesh]

that is a great many hard drives for such a computer, may I ask what purpose the computers has, this will help define the need to upgrade maybe to a DDR3 board that would permits 8GB ram of DDR3 instead of the 4GB DDR2, and get a QX9650 to boots the cpu speed up, and permit to get over the 2TB limit. but for the price of all this (ne mobo/ram/cpu) you would be better off to be honest, get a deal on a 4th generation Board/CPU Intel I5 as a used system. or jump ship and truly get upgraded to an I3-6100 6th gen cpu/mobo.

All I'm interested in is in extending my storage. Other than that, my computer fits my needs/

 

[aquielisunari]

You just need to partition your HDD in GPT format and all 2794GB will be available.
Since it is secondary storage drive (not OS drive), you can do that and no UEFI system is necessary.
You'd need UEFI only if you intend to boot from GPT drive.

Hi,
Can you instruct me how to partition my Seagate ST3000VX006 in GPT format?
Do I need a special program' or can it be done by MS provided tools?
I checked the options offered by AOMEI Partition Pssistant Standard and this program allows conversion berween MBR and GPT. The help files explains: "This feature could help you convert a disk with data into GPT or MBR style without data loss. Usually, here are two cases that you need to do this conversion:
1. Owing to MBR disk could only support using up to 2TB disk size, if you have a disk larger than 2TB size, the rest of the disk space could not be used unless you convert it to GPT style;
2. Generally speaking, when you encounter "GPT protective partition" that could not be accessed by XP 32-bit Version or other low-level OS, you could convert it to MBR disk."
This information doesn't imply partitioning the disk. Looks like it keeps the disk ithout changing its division.
Did I understand it right?

Right click start(Windows Icon on the far left of the taskbar, depending on its orientation).

Click Computer Management

Click Disk Management

Find your 3TB drive.

On the far left of that disk, where the NUMBER is, right click and select Convert to GPT.

Follow Prompts.

No special program/app needed. Windows has you covered. SHOULD have you covered.

Yes you did.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Do I need a special program' or can it be done by MS provided tools?

Conversion MBR->GPT is data destructive. Disk needs to be empty for conversion to be enabled.
And yes - you can do that from Disk Management.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/26193-convert-mbr-disk-gpt-disk.html

Or you can do that with AOMEI partition assistant, but backup still is recommended.

 

[chermesh]

You just need to partition your HDD in GPT format and all 2794GB will be available.
Since it is secondary storage drive (not OS drive), you can do that and no UEFI system is necessary.
You'd need UEFI only if you intend to boot from GPT drive.

Hi,
Can you instruct me how to partition my Seagate ST3000VX006 in GPT format?
Do I need a special program' or can it be done by MS provided tools?
I checked the options offered by AOMEI Partition Pssistant Standard and this program allows conversion berween MBR and GPT. The help files explains: "This feature could help you convert a disk with data into GPT or MBR style without data loss. Usually, here are two cases that you need to do this conversion:
1. Owing to MBR disk could only support using up to 2TB disk size, if you have a disk larger than 2TB size, the rest of the disk space could not be used unless you convert it to GPT style;
2. Generally speaking, when you encounter "GPT protective partition" that could not be accessed by XP 32-bit Version or other low-level OS, you could convert it to MBR disk."
This information doesn't imply partitioning the disk. Looks like it keeps the disk ithout changing its division.
Did I understand it right?

Right click start(Windows Icon on the far left of the taskbar, depending on its orientation).

Click Computer Management

Click Disk Management

Find your 3TB drive.

On the far left of that disk, where the NUMBER is, right click and select Convert to GPT.

Follow Prompts.

No special program/app needed. Windows has you covered. SHOULD have you covered.

Yes you did.

Well, I tried, but the option "Convert to GPT disk" is greyed.

 

[aquielisunari]

Do I need a special program' or can it be done by MS provided tools?

Conversion MBR->GPT is data destructive. Disk needs to be empty for conversion to be enabled.
And yes - you can do that from Disk Management.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/26193-convert-mbr-disk-gpt-disk.html

Or you can do that with AOMEI partition assistant, but backup still is recommended.

You just need to partition your HDD in GPT format and all 2794GB will be available.
Since it is secondary storage drive (not OS drive), you can do that and no UEFI system is necessary.
You'd need UEFI only if you intend to boot from GPT drive.

Hi,
Can you instruct me how to partition my Seagate ST3000VX006 in GPT format?
Do I need a special program' or can it be done by MS provided tools?
I checked the options offered by AOMEI Partition Pssistant Standard and this program allows conversion berween MBR and GPT. The help files explains: "This feature could help you convert a disk with data into GPT or MBR style without data loss. Usually, here are two cases that you need to do this conversion:
1. Owing to MBR disk could only support using up to 2TB disk size, if you have a disk larger than 2TB size, the rest of the disk space could not be used unless you convert it to GPT style;
2. Generally speaking, when you encounter "GPT protective partition" that could not be accessed by XP 32-bit Version or other low-level OS, you could convert it to MBR disk."
This information doesn't imply partitioning the disk. Looks like it keeps the disk ithout changing its division.
Did I understand it right?

Right click start(Windows Icon on the far left of the taskbar, depending on its orientation).

Click Computer Management

Click Disk Management

Find your 3TB drive.

On the far left of that disk, where the NUMBER is, right click and select Convert to GPT.

Follow Prompts.

No special program/app needed. Windows has you covered. SHOULD have you covered.

Yes you did.

Well, I tried, but the option "Convert to GPT disk" is greyed.

You say new. That implies empty disk.

Right click the VOLUME(s)(not the far left disk) contained within the 3TB drive and delete them so the entire disk has a continuous unallocated across it. You should then be able to convert.