cluster sizes for sectors > 512

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Hi all,

I'm looking for information about selecting a FAT type (FAT16, or FAT32) for
a media where the sector size is NOT 512. In this particular case, it is
2048.

The FAT type is dependent on the number of clusters.

I can get the total number of sectors and sector size, but I need the number
of clusters per sector to calculate to calculate the number of clusters, and
therefore which type of FAT to select.

The Microsoft White Paper for FAT32 has a nice fixed lookup table to
determine sectors per cluster based on the total number of sectors. However,
it plainly states that this is for 512 byte sectors only.

Can anyone point me to a good description of how to calculate this for 2K
sectors? Or if there is a table someone has put together?

TIA
.

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    ... The FAT type is dependent on the number of clusters. ... I can get the total number of sectors and sector size, ... The Microsoft White Paper for FAT32 has a nice fixed lookup table to ...
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