Msi p45 can detect 2tb hdd ?

im planning to buy wd green 2tb...
can my msi p45 platinum detect it ?
bcoz i see the bios v1.5 say can detect 1tb only

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bcoz i see the bios v1.5 say can detect 1tb only
No, it does not say, that the Board/BIOS can "only" support 1TB hard drives.  The note in the changelogs means that compatibility problems with certain 1TB drives were fixed with this BIOS Release.  My P45 Platinum had no problem with 1TB hard drives even with the very first BIOS Release (v1.0).
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can my msi p45 platinum detect it ?
It should be able to properly detect it (there is no official limit on hard drive sizes on the chipset or BIOS Level).  In any case, I cannot remember any user who has actually tested 2TB hard drives on this board (in fact I even doubt MSI has tested 2TB hard drives (when the board came out, 2TB hard drives were not really popular yet)).  That is why you will have a hard time to find a user that will be able to answer you question from his/her own experience.
Currently, the only possible answer to your question is:  It should work in theory.  To find out if it works in practice, try it and see.

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