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3TB HDD for Storage Drive
I have searched this and keep getting conflicting information and also information that is way over my head.
I have this machine: DELL Optiplex 780m, the big one (mini-tower).
64-bit Windows 7 Pro
It has a single 500-GB internal HDD
I wish to add a WD 5400-rpm 3TB internal HDD for storage only.
1. Must I format this GUID(GPT) --- (not certain I am using the correct initials here)
2. I have read that system images must be stored on NTFS; if I must format this 3TB as GPT, can I still store system images on it?
3. Can this drive be seen as a single drive letter and utilize the entire capacity ?
I also wish to use identical 3TB internal HDDs in enclosures as USB-connected external HDDs.
4. Can these be formatted NTFS and be plug-n-play as such?
Thanks for reading.