"HP has 2 Intel storage controller installers out currently for the Z600, one 9.x and the later one 11.x. I discovered that I needed to use the 9.x one for the Predator to work, and it would instant blue screen with the 11.x. "
Perhaps this will be the ultimate answer. I'll avoid the 11.x version and mark this post as SOLVED if it works out.
**->>QUESTION: Do you know how I can check the storage controller version from BIOS? Obviously, Linux doesn't have the Windows tools you used. <<-**
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"... it was a server drive which would not be recognized by W7Pro64 until I did my usual DBAN low level reformat (which took several days). "
DBAN low level reformat sounds like dd /dev/zero on linux. dd on 3TB would take several days at least.
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"Remember that there can be some issues with non-HP SATA3 drives when being run in HP SATA2 workstations (which the xw and ZX00 generation of workstations are). "
I did not know that. Be that as it may, I have WD Reds, so that is what will go in the box. I *hope* that isn't the issue w/ my missing terabyte.
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"Here are some pictures of the 3TB in Device Manager and Disk Management. "
I like pictures - worth a thousand words and all that.
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"This is on my home office Z600 that is the one I've been experimenting with using the Kingston Predator 240GB M.2 AHCI based controller PCIe SSD on. "
This is the second time I've heard about running HDDs off of PCIe cards in the last two days. Now I need to researchh how to accomplish such a thing, JIC the controller update does not allow me to use all 3TB. I'm just fine spending $30 on a PCIe card that allows me to use my Reds at full capacity.
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