In today's market you have many hard drives to choose from.  That is unless you are still rockin windows XP or you still have a computer with a BIOS.  That's right, unless you have a brand new motherboard with a UEFI or UEFI hybrid, you aren't going to be using a new 3TB hard drive without additional hardware.  Seagate is trying to change all of that.  They are introducing a 3TB drive that you can use without additional hardware in a computer with a BIOS and even in windows XP.  Let's take a look.

Key Features & Benefits

 ▪ 3TB of capacity easily configurable with Seagate® DiscWizard™ software to overcome legacy capacity limits of 2.1TB with no additional hardware required.

•  ▪ Massive capacity meets the demands of today's storage-craving applications, such as high-performance game systems and video production systems.

• ▪ SATA 6Gb/s interface enables the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drive controllers targeted for high-performance desktop, gaming and entry-level server systems.

• ▪ 7200-RPM drive complements the massive capacity, delivering a powerful combination of storage and high-end desktop performance.

• ▪ 64MB cache optimizes burst performance and reduces data throughput bottlenecks.

Best Fit Applications

• High-performance PC gaming systems

• High-definition video editing and production systems

• Home servers and workstations

• Desktop RAID

• FireWire 800- or eSATA-enabled external storage devices