kocoman Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 It is possible to FAST format a FAT32 partation over 32gb? I can use winme to format but it always says "invalid existing format" quick format cannot be done, must do unconditional format, which takes so long...I don't think winxp/2k will format FAT32 over 32gb, it will say "Illegal volume size" or something like that. thanks
FAT64 Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 My first question is: Why on Earth are you using FAT32 with Windows 2000/XP??
Sonic Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 1) To keep compatibility with other system in read/write (linux, windows 98, dos)2) To avoid any problems with rights (not allowed read, etc.)@kocoman: Use PartitionMagic or fdisk/format under dos. You can search for a free disk management too.
RJARRRPCGP Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 It is possible to FAST format a FAT32 partation over 32gb? I can use winme to format but it always says "invalid existing format" quick format cannot be done, must do unconditional format, which takes so long...I don't think winxp/2k will format FAT32 over 32gb, it will say "Illegal volume size" or something like that. thanksThat's because you have have the 32 GB BIOS limitation (PCs older than 2001) or a WinME format utility bug.
Bezalel Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 oformat will alow a fast format on a new partition. I'm not sure if it works under NT but it will work in a 9x enviroment.
LLXX Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 If your drive can be detected by the BIOS in its correct size, there is no problem.Free FDISK: http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk/
jaclaz Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 You could prepare an image file, with tools like Winimage:http://www.winimage.com/(it will be created as a "sparse file", so it will take just a few mb).Then you could write it to the desired partition with tools like dd for windows:http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite/dd.htmjaclaz
Sonic Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 It is possible to FAST format a FAT32 partation over 32gb? I can use winme to format but it always says "invalid existing format" quick format cannot be done, must do unconditional format, which takes so long...I don't think winxp/2k will format FAT32 over 32gb, it will say "Illegal volume size" or something like that. thanksThat's because you have have the 32 GB BIOS limitation (PCs older than 2001) or a WinME format utility bug. Windows NT 5.x bypass bios to access ide drives and others drive too, like sata, it's for that you need driver disk/splitstream drivers on cd.
RJARRRPCGP Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 It is possible to FAST format a FAT32 partation over 32gb? I can use winme to format but it always says "invalid existing format" quick format cannot be done, must do unconditional format, which takes so long...I don't think winxp/2k will format FAT32 over 32gb, it will say "Illegal volume size" or something like that. thanksThat's because you have have the 32 GB BIOS limitation (PCs older than 2001) or a WinME format utility bug. Windows NT 5.x bypass bios to access ide drives and others drive too, like sata, it's for that you need driver disk/splitstream drivers on cd.It still requires a later BIOS, AFAIK.
nmX.Memnoch Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 (edited) Windows XP cannot create a FAT32 partition over 32GB. You can use FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB but they can't be created with Windows XP. This is not a BIOS limitation. Edited January 17, 2006 by nmX.Memnoch
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