P67A-GD55 (B3) 3TB Support - What BIOS is Required?

[markljlewis]

Hi Guys,

Can someone from staff please confirm what version of the BIOS is required for 3TB support for the P67A-GD55 B3?

I currently have the latest stable BIOS installed from the link below:

http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD55--B3-.html#?div=BIOS

Version 1.D (Release Date: 2011-06-24)

Thanks,

Mark

 

[Jack the Newbie]

2.2+TB support is a standard feature of the UEFI framework.  So, basically, you do not need any special UEFI Version for that.  Note that the 2.2TB barrier is first and foremost a limitation of the common MBR partition tables:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table

The solution (GUID Partition Table (GPT) support) is a part of the (U)EFI framework.

If you want to work with a disk partition larger than 2.2TB, it needs to be a GPT partition.

In case you run into any problems to mark a 3TB GPT as bootable, you may want to consider an UEFI Update to the latest version (E7681IMS.1E0):

http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD55--B3-.html#/?div=Download

... as it includes a newer version of the Intel AHCI/RAID Firmware.