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    GPT Partition?

    First off, I know this isn't extreme but it seemed like the best place, Sorry....

    I'm putting together a rig from spare parts for Craigslist but I needed a hard drive. I picked up a Toshia 1TB @ MC for $60.
    Problem is, when I go to install Vista64 it says the drive isn't valid for install because it's partitioned as GTP...

    I've never experienced this problem before, does anyone know how to fix it?
    I tried putting the drive in a different machine using WIN7 Disk Management (showed 3 partitions), but I couldn't do much with it.
    So then I tried using GParted and deleted all partitions on the drive. Still the same error when trying to install Vista!

    I feel like such a noob!
    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks,
    Dave
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    yes go to disk manager on windows and format it NTFS dont worry. GPT is used for above 2TB
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