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Chapter 12, Problem 8TC
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Given: Windows 10 and 4TB storage space.
To find: Which options may be used to set up a Windows 10 with 4TB of storage and the best one out of them.
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As MBR supports up to 2 TB, 1.5 TB hard drives may be used.
GPT is a new method that enables a hard drive of any size and up to 128 partitions on the drive may be available for Windows...
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