- How do I format usb drive as fat32
- Posted by David Sewell on November 5th, 2005
Hi ya,
Please advise on this. I am trying to use disk management on win xp home to
format a hard drive connected through a usb ide adaptor to fat32, but when I
get to the format stage I am only offered the option of ntfs ( which is what
my internal boot drive is) so can it be done and how or am I forced to fit
the drive internal to do it ?
I want the drive fat32 because I have another drivein the machine with win
98se on it.
Thank you.
David
- Posted by Yves Leclerc on November 5th, 2005
If the hard drive is greater than 32GB, XP will only give you NTFS format
option. Use Windows 98 to format the drive.
"David Sewell" <david@hereat.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dkj46v$eie$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hi ya,
> Please advise on this. I am trying to use disk management on win xp home
> to
> format a hard drive connected through a usb ide adaptor to fat32, but when
> I
> get to the format stage I am only offered the option of ntfs ( which is
> what
> my internal boot drive is) so can it be done and how or am I forced to fit
> the drive internal to do it ?
> I want the drive fat32 because I have another drivein the machine with win
> 98se on it.
> Thank you.
> David
>
>
- Posted by David Sewell on November 5th, 2005
It's 40gb. Thanks for the quick response.
"Yves Leclerc" <yvesleclercNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> If the hard drive is greater than 32GB, XP will only give you NTFS format
> option. Use Windows 98 to format the drive.
>
>
> "David Sewell" <david@hereat.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:dkj46v$eie$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Hi ya,
> > Please advise on this. I am trying to use disk management on win xp
home
> > to
> > format a hard drive connected through a usb ide adaptor to fat32, but
when
> > I
> > get to the format stage I am only offered the option of ntfs ( which is
> > what
> > my internal boot drive is) so can it be done and how or am I forced to
fit
> > the drive internal to do it ?
> > I want the drive fat32 because I have another drivein the machine with
win
> > 98se on it.
> > Thank you.
> > David
> >
> >
>
>
- Posted by S.Sengupta on November 5th, 2005
WinXP will not create a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB.
http://tinyurl.com/6z475
regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
David Sewell wrote:
> Hi ya,
> Please advise on this. I am trying to use disk management on win xp home to
> format a hard drive connected through a usb ide adaptor to fat32, but when I
> get to the format stage I am only offered the option of ntfs ( which is what
> my internal boot drive is) so can it be done and how or am I forced to fit
> the drive internal to do it ?
> I want the drive fat32 because I have another drivein the machine with win
> 98se on it.
> Thank you.
> David
>
>
- Posted by Borg hater on November 6th, 2005
Go to the manufacturers website. Many have utility for doing exactly what
you're trying to do with FAT32.
Another option is to remove the hard drive and attach it to your PC at the
ide cable. Partition with Win98's Fdisk, large drive support option.
Format it. Put the hard drive back in the enclosure, business as usual.
This is assuming your onboard bios can detect the HD at its proper capacity.
--
Lil' Dave
Beware the rule quoters, the corp mindset, the Borg
Else you will be absorbed
"David Sewell" <david@hereat.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dkj46v$eie$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hi ya,
> Please advise on this. I am trying to use disk management on win xp home
to
> format a hard drive connected through a usb ide adaptor to fat32, but when
I
> get to the format stage I am only offered the option of ntfs ( which is
what
> my internal boot drive is) so can it be done and how or am I forced to fit
> the drive internal to do it ?
> I want the drive fat32 because I have another drivein the machine with win
> 98se on it.
> Thank you.
> David
>
>
