Question 1

How do I get  the computer to allow me to extend to the full 4 gigs? it only formatted 2 and I can't extend it ( tells me it's not a dynamic drive).

Accepted Answer

When you have an EFI system on your motherboard, you have to choose between MBR and GPT as the partition style before partitioning it. You can't go back and change one to the other later without starting all over.

You can tell what partition style your HDD is using by going to Disk Management, right click on the Disk Info block, clicking on Properties, then the Volume Tab. It will say, MBR, or GPT.

If it's MBR, it can only address 2.2TB of address space. Using a Basic Disk (not Dynamic) type, it has to be GPT to address over the 32 bit limit.

Question 2

This might be a dumb one but are these Helium filed drives?

Accepted Answer

Nothing in Seagate's Spec sheet indicates that it uses helium. My understanding is that Helium gas is most likely to be used in larger capacity drives, 10GB or more. Also, few if any are commercially available at this time.

Question 3

What does it mean that registration is required to activate?

Accepted Answer

The activation is required for their software bundle only:
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Ultimate protection. Bundled with Seagate Rescue Data Recovery, this drive is protected for 2 years against any mechanical, accidental or natural disaster - with a 90% success rate for in-house recovery.*

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Question 4

what mm size is this? 15, 9, 7 ??

Accepted Answer

It is 15mm thick (Z-Height), as 3.5" drives tend to always be. If you're looking for a 9mm or 7mm drive, look for 2.5" (laptop) drives.

Question 5

Does it work for  consuls?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but you need to be concerned about heat dissipation.  If you put it in a closed "box" or enclosed, console, etc, the drive will get hot!

Brand	Seagate
Series	BarraCuda Pro
Model	ST4000DM006
Packaging	Bare Drive

Interface	SATA 6.0Gb/s
Capacity	4TB
RPM	7200 RPM
Cache	128MB
Average Latency	6Gb/s

Features	Highest capacity. Up to 12TB means you get the highest storage capacity available in the 3.5-inch PC class. Peace of mind. 300TB/year workload limit means this drive has your back. Incredible speed. Delivers 7200-RPM spin speed along with sustained data rates up to 250MB/s and burst data rates of 6Gb/s. Energy efficient. This drive is one of the lowest-power 3.5-inch drives on the market. Ultimate protection. Bundled with Seagate Rescue Data Recovery, this drive is protected for 2 years against any mechanical, accidental or natural disaster - with a 90% success rate for in-house recovery.* * Registration required to activate. History of reliability. For 20+ years, the Barracuda family has had a reputation for complete reliability. Optimized for creative pros. Designed and tuned for creative applications, these drives feature higher random performance and drive reliability than typical PC compute drives.
Usage	Gaming Hard Drives

Form Factor	3.5"
Height (maximum)	26.10mm
Width (maximum)	101.85mm
Length (maximum)	146.99mm

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