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Boot problem when a 2TB+ HDD is connected

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Forum Name: Intel Motherboards
Forum Description: Question about ASRock Intel Motherboards
URL: https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22341
Printed Date: 17 Jul 2025 at 11:54pm
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Topic: Boot problem when a 2TB+ HDD is connected

Posted By: vmao972
Subject: Boot problem when a 2TB+ HDD is connected
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2022 at 11:23pm

Hi all,

I have a boot problem that freezes as soon as I plug in a HDD bigger than 2Tb in Sata or USB but if I plug the disk in USB after the boot in USB it is recognized and works very well.
My motherboard is an ASRock H81 Pro BTC R2.0, it is rather recent (UEFI).
I specify that it is not on this (these) disk(s) that I want to boot, it is on the SSD of 500 Gb, but it is the presence of the disk of more than 2 Tb which prevents the computer from booting.

Would you know of this problem, thanks in advance?

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Posted By: threadzipper1957
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2022 at 9:45pm

Hello,

Please use the support form, and fill in the details about the hardware, and the model and brand of the disks, and where you connect them.
https://event.asrock.com/tsd.asp" rel="nofollow - https://event.asrock.com/tsd.asp
Also important is which OS is used, and if it's instyaleld in UEFI (GPT) mode

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Kind Regards