Can't run Windows 7 SP1 on large HDD (1TB)

Hi
I have just been directed to this very recent thread which is apparently now closed:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=275105
I have been having a virtually identical problem with a 1TB Toshiba disk - I have wasted days on it and tried at least 10 Windows 7 installs with varying behaviours/parameters/partitions and always the same end result. Can't run Windows Update.
I also tried installing Windows 7 SP1 from a DVD and that failed with a catastrophic error. I have also tried reformatting the drive, the WIndows Update repair tool (ha!) and installing while standing on my head reciting the works of Shakespear.
I gave up in the end and decided NOT to use it as a system disk at all. Instead I have installed Windows 7 on a smaller drive and am using the 1TB successfully as a secondary disk on the same PC and with a single 1TB partition.
Am I likely to experience problems - perhaps when the drive gets fuller and might I be wise to split it into 2 or more partitions?
I've only just bought the disk so I can send it back if it's going to be a waste of time.
Many thanks.

I guess you should check what problem you have with the desktop computer because the OS installation should work on any of the HDDs maybe your desktop requires a kind of RAID or SATA drivers but you should check this with your desktop PC

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