Re: what size of hard disk drive can XP deal with?
From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 09/25/04
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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:56:38 -0500
LVTravel wrote:
> ??? Jim what do you mean? "Use NTFS or partition at or below 137
> MB. NTFS is preferred." You answer doesn't make sense even if you
> change MB to GB.
>
> If the computer's bios is capable of larger than 137 GB, XP SP2 will
> handle drives much larger than 137 GB if formatted as NTFS. The
> only real drawback to XP is the 32 GB limit if formatting as FAT 32
> (still haven't figured out why MS placed that restriction on file
> system creation in XP but still allowed a previously formatted '32
> drive to function without any problem.)
Ron Reaugh wrote:
> There's no such 32GB FAT32 limit in XP.
Incorrect.
You cannot format a partition FAT32 with native Windows XP utilities larger
than 32GB in size. Windows XP can utilize partitions larger than 32GB, but
it cannot create them. You can actually utilize a 2 Terabyte partition
(FAT32) using Windows XP - but you will have to format it with something
other than Windows XP.
Want to know more?
Description of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310525
Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314463
Size Limitations in NTFS and FAT File Systems
http://snipurl.com/7xlv
NTFS stretches this limit a bit.. Allowing you to format an NTFS partition
to up to 256 terabytes with internal Windows XP tools. After that (and
yes - you have a lot more space to play with) - I suppose you would have to
use some external tool - although I personally have never had to format
anything larger than 256 Terabyte.
-- <- Shenan -> -- The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are getting into before you jump in with both feet.
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