Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
Back in 2014 I had a major problem with my computer. I installed a new 3TB drive which took a long time to install due to issues detecting it's size. In the end I used GParted in Ubuntu to get it working... or, as I thought!
So the drive showed up as 2.7TB which is normal for a 3TB drive, but then... not long after I had issues. When the drive was around 1.7TB full things started getting corrupted on it. I couldn't work it out but then, after taking it to a support shop, it appears the issue was that my bios/motherboard couldn't support drives that were larger than 2TB.
Basically, when the drive was more than 2TB full, it would just overwrite random data on the drive without warning rather than adding the file to a blank space on the drive. This issue almost corrupted my whole archive, but luckily... I had just backed up a week before it all happened.
In this video I replace that 3TB drive with a 2TB Drive. That 3TB drive is currently used in my Alienware computer with no issues whatsoever :)
Do note that I was very careful when vacuuming my computer, the vacuum wasn't strong and I had it touching the computer very lightly. Don't try it at home!
Also, this computer was on it's way out, the ram was VERY faulty too and inside, the was a lot of internal rust.
Back in 2014 I had a major problem with my computer. I installed a new 3TB drive which took a long time to install due to issues detecting it's size. In the end I used GParted in Ubuntu to get it working... or, as I thought!
So the drive showed up as 2.7TB which is normal for a 3TB drive, but then... not long after I had issues. When the drive was around 1.7TB full things started getting corrupted on it. I couldn't work it out but then, after taking it to a support shop, it appears the issue was that my bios/motherboard couldn't support drives that were larger than 2TB.
Basically, when the drive was more than 2TB full, it would just overwrite random data on the drive without warning rather than adding the file to a blank space on the drive. This issue almost corrupted my whole archive, but luckily... I had just backed up a week before it all happened.
In this video I replace that 3TB drive with a 2TB Drive. That 3TB drive is currently used in my Alienware computer with no issues whatsoever :)
Do note that I was very careful when vacuuming my computer, the vacuum wasn't strong and I had it touching the computer very lightly. Don't try it at home!
Also, this computer was on it's way out, the ram was VERY faulty too and inside, the was a lot of internal rust.
