Formatting the drive. While it will fix the problem, it will also delete the data you’ve stored on the drive. Before formatting it, you should recover the data from the external hard drive. To format your drive, right-click it and select Format. In the Format window, select the file system and check the Quick format option. Download Freeware Win 11/10/8.1/8/7/XP. Secure Download. Step 2. Right-click on the disk that you need to repair and choose ‘Rebuild MBR’ . Step 3. Select the correct MBR type for your needs. Then, click on the OK button. Step 4. Click on ‘Apply’ to start to rebuild the MBR. Solution. #2. kanarigaming said: I recently just built my second pc. In the past I was succesfully able to format my 4tb in my old build to make it usable, however my new rig has 8tb and will only let me partition off 2gb and wont let me "touch" the unallocated 5tb. I tried looking in my bios for some setting as I have done with my previous AI5Sg.

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