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Avatar28 · 05-18-2002, 10:06 AM

Yeah, 2000 gigs for FAT32 and 4000 gigs for NTFS are the limits I believe.

If you want to use FAT32, you can use FDISK and Format. The sizes won't show up right. I believe that the programs wig out a bit over 64 gigs. They still work, they just don't show the full capacity. What you do is run FDISK, choose option 1, then choose option 1 again (use maximum available size and make it active). Prepare to be waiting a LONG time to format though. I think a 40 gig drive takes 20-30 minutes from experience, so figure about 6 times that or 2-3 hours.

If you're using XP and NTFS, you could use the quick format option and format it in about 20-30 seconds.

05-18-2002, 10:06 AM	#9
Avatar28 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 47	Yeah, 2000 gigs for FAT32 and 4000 gigs for NTFS are the limits I believe. If you want to use FAT32, you can use FDISK and Format. The sizes won't show up right. I believe that the programs wig out a bit over 64 gigs. They still work, they just don't show the full capacity. What you do is run FDISK, choose option 1, then choose option 1 again (use maximum available size and make it active). Prepare to be waiting a LONG time to format though. I think a 40 gig drive takes 20-30 minutes from experience, so figure about 6 times that or 2-3 hours. If you're using XP and NTFS, you could use the quick format option and format it in about 20-30 seconds.