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| Thread ID: 67735 | 2006-04-04 13:50:00 | Hardrive only 131 GB? | gum digger (6100) | Press F1 |
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| 443825 | 2006-04-04 13:50:00 | Hi When i tried to install windows XP PRO onto a new hard disk (200GB) it only let me creat NTFS partition where as i wanted Fat32. and why did it show my hdd as 131 gb when its 200 gb, so i expected atleast 190 gb. |
gum digger (6100) | ||
| 443826 | 2006-04-04 15:56:00 | Sounds like the drive had been installed b4 and the files/partition(s) were set at NTFS . You ALWAYS have the option of the file set type . NTFS is an option as is FAT32 . I suspect that there is a hidden partition (from a packaged system or a recovery partition?) already installed on that drive . . . . it may have been returned to the place you bought it as defective or wrong purchase, re-boxed and re-sold . If you wanna get rid of the junk and optimize the drive, format it again (good idea anyway even if a new drive is installed) using a Win98SE boot disc with CD-ROM support . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 443827 | 2006-04-04 21:34:00 | You were right . there was a 58 gb hidden partition which was only visible in partition Magic 8 . Now as i said before, XP Pro only gave me an option of NTFS, so all partitions where in NTFS . Now i converted all off them to Fat32 except the system partition (where Xp is installed) . The question would i get any major problems by converting the system partition to fat32 . |
gum digger (6100) | ||
| 443828 | 2006-04-04 22:02:00 | You may have probs with FAT32, it wont see all of the hdd . Thats why XP wanted it to be formatted in NTFS . Why do you want it in FAT32 anyway? If you're using the hdd for something like video files / MPegs etc . You wont be able to create files bigger than 4GB . Since this is a limitation of FAT32 . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 443829 | 2006-04-05 02:11:00 | You may have probs with FAT32, it wont see all of the hdd . Thats why XP wanted it to be formatted in NTFS . Why do you want it in FAT32 anyway? If you're using the hdd for something like video files / MPegs etc . You wont be able to create files bigger than 4GB . Since this is a limitation of FAT32 . Ru serious . so if i capture video from my dv camera i wont be able to capture more than 4 gb? . |
gum digger (6100) | ||
| 443830 | 2006-04-05 02:11:00 | NTFS is the default that XP wants the file system running...but you do have a choice.... I don't know why you would want to have FAT anything running as the file system for reasons that Speedy mentioned.....just a bad idea in my opinion. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 443831 | 2006-04-05 02:34:00 | Wel i thought that Fat32 is easier to get around with, because it is accessable from dos in case their is a system failure. | gum digger (6100) | ||
| 443832 | 2006-04-05 02:37:00 | Now if i was to install Windows98 on my other partition which is Fat32 . Do i just run the setup? . i have the feeling that Win98 will take over the boot manager . |
gum digger (6100) | ||
| 443833 | 2006-04-05 02:43:00 | I don't use dual boots . . this is outta my area or needs . . . but I know 98 needs FAT systems . . . whereas XP PREFERS NTFS . The only weakness, and one that hasn't been noted by me, is that you cannot make a recovery disk in (I think . . . ) Spybot or whatever . . . . . . . I never worry about recovery things . . . I just burn down the root drive and start over . I save a lot of vid files and mp3's and I don't think I'd be happy with the 4 gig limit . . . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 443834 | 2006-04-05 03:09:00 | Ru serious . so if i capture video from my dv camera i wont be able to capture more than 4 gb? . Yup, I am . And yup, you're right . You wont be able to capture files greater than 4 GB . With FAT32 . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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