OS Installation
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Linux OS Support for Disk Drives Beyond 2.2 TeraBytes (TB) |
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Linux, like other operating systems, has a 2.2TB limitation in the Master Boot Record (MBR). Partitions greater than 2.2TB will need to utilize the GUID Partition Table (GPT) structure. |
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UEFI systems using GPT partitions is supported by newest 64-bit distributions. |
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Linux kernel version v2.6.35 or newer is known to support >2TiB disk drives. |