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544296 2007-04-25 13:51:00 Hello,

I spent about 3 hours last night on the web, and then half of this morning as well, trying to find definitive answers to some questions on FAT limitations, im studying for the A+ cert, and i dont need what 'appears' to be contridictary info right now

i need some expert guidance, i need to get by this chapter and i cant spend another day in it, and on the web, searching for an answer that 'seems right' to me, im missing something here, and I know there must be other newbies out there scratching their heads on this as well

ok, before i get too wordy here and bore you to death....

Q: just what is the max file size for FAT16?, I see some places state 2GB - 1 byte, and then others state 4GB - 1 byte

Q: just what is the max volume size for FAT16?, I see some places state 2GB, and then others state 4GB

Q: just what is the max volume size for FAT32?, I see some places state 2TB, and then others state 8TB

Thanks in advance!,
Brad
brad (12182)
544297 2007-04-25 19:08:00 www.microsoft.com

This is dependant on the operating system used as well.
Microsoft should know though. :-)
Sweep (90)
544298 2007-04-25 19:47:00 www.microsoft.com

This is dependant on the operating system used as well.
Microsoft should know though. :-)Since A+ is based on MS O/S's this page has what you need :D The links on the left look rather useful too :D
Nice find Sweep :thumbs:
Myth (110)
544299 2007-04-25 20:04:00 Since A+ is based on MS O/S's this page has what you need :D The links on the left look rather useful too :D
Nice find Sweep :thumbs:

Don't blame me. The usual few minutes in Google then sort the wheat from the chaff. Took me all of 20 minutes to find that info.
Sweep (90)
544300 2007-04-25 21:06:00 And heres a bit of info not required for your exams.

Old DOS games will install on FAT32 XP but not always on NTFS XP.
pctek (84)
544301 2007-04-26 08:18:00 I'm guessing that's the cause of the error "An application has attempted to directly access the hard disk, which cannot be supported" Agent_24 (57)
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