I expect many people will be frustrated when they attempt to install the large hard drives. If you are one of the people who have a large hard drive and cannot get it to work consider sending me an email before you box it up and return the drive. The manufacturers should think about including better documentation with their drives, as I feel they must be dealing with a large volume of returns of non-defective drives. Check to see if it is still under warranty. Contact the Manufacturer and request a Return Authorization and send it back if it is still under warranty.
Most hard drives have two to three year warranties.
Check the Manufacturers web site for warranty information. If the drive is one or two years old and is failing, get a replacement drive and if the old one is under warranty, send it back. You can add the replacement drive to your system as an additional drive. You may be able to use it to improve your system performance. Upgrades Anyone who owns a computer eventually will want to upgrade their computer.