Re: Hard Drive Size

From: Thomas Wendell (tumppiw_NOSPAM_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 08:26:54 +0300

That 32GB limit for FAT32 is only when you format it from XP. Older
Windows's (W98SE/ME/W2k) has no such limit.. (2TB??) 

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"LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> kirjoitti viestissä
news:10jad5jfe3gt835@corp.supernews.com...
> Is not a USB drive an external drive (haven't seen many that are
internal.)
> As I stated in my previous post the drive is still limited to 32 GB if
> formatting as a FAT 32 partition as I proved to myself when testing with
> said USB EXTERNAL 80 GB drive.  You are at least partially wrong as the
size
> limit DOES apply to USB External drives for FAT 32 partitions if formatted
> in XP.  Of course, if the drive was partitioned and formatted using a 98
DOS
> Boot disk the limit does not apply to the FAT 32 partitions and XP will
use
> them happily. As I stated I can not verify (without dumping a computer
back
> to pre SP1) if the 128 GB limit is in effect for EXTERNAL drives.
>
>
> "Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23QjprD5jEHA.1904@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Listen, he asked if there was such a limit on an EXTERNAL drive, get it,
so
> I am not wrong. !!!! I replied that there is none because he asked nothing
> about installing a drive internally, to which you info applies..  I am not
> wrong in my statement, since I gave an answer regarding an EXTERNAL drive.
> What part of EXTERNAL do you not understand?
>
>
> "LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
> news:10j7qioe97k61eb@corp.supernews.com...
> > OP wrote "but heard somewhere that there is a limit on the size of  hard
> > drive acceptable to XP".  I wrote "Pre SP1 the drives did have a 128 GB
> size
> > limit.  XP also won't format a FAT
> > partition larger than 32 GB.  These are the only limits.  If you have
SP1
> > installed and 48bit LBA enabled, the drive size formatted as NTFS is
much
> > larger than you are going to install.
> >
> > The information relating to formatting a drive larger than 32 GB as a
FAT
> > drive is pertinent to the case since Disk Management will not give you
the
> > option of a FAT 32 format if the partition is larger than 32 GB.  I just
> > verified this with an 80 GB USB drive.  Would format as 80 GB NTFS but
had
> > to partition as 32 GB to get a FAT 32 format option.
> >
> > While I can't verify the information on the SP1 & 48 bit information as
> all
> > my XP machines are properly equipped, the information I gave him was
> > factual, especially the information in reference the limits.  The
> > information was meant to alleviate any fears he may have in reference to
> > this new drive.
> >
> > So, obviously you were wrong in your statement, non prosequitur (and yes
I
> > am using this slightly wrong.)
> >
> > "Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23$$C5ytjEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Unknown also is well KNOWN for giving very bad advice if not patently
> worng
> > advice.
> >
> > I don't come here to coddle wrong advice, as you so replied to Unknown
> when
> > he coddled you; I simply pointed out your error, in which I was very
nice
> > about it. What you stated had nothing to do with the limits that XP has
> with
> > FAT32 or NTFS file formats on hard drives externally connected, since
your
> > reply only applies to internal devices patched into the MOBO. As I
stated,
> > an external device has no such limit, since no parameters are set
through
> > the MOBO.
> >
> > The OP clearly was asking about his EXTERNAL hard drive, so you previous
> > reply was not only wrong regarding the OP's query, it was non sequitur!
> >
> >
> > "LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
> > news:10j77483i5odf9c@corp.supernews.com...
> >> Thanks  Unknown
> >> "The Unknown P" <( mikisiw@msn.com )> wrote in message
> >> news:7EC31EB6-D083-444A-9E18-9639CDDC000A@microsoft.com...
> >>> The guy was just giving additional information as a means to help
> educate
> >> the
> >>> new user you putz. Take a pill and chill. Moron. {]:~(
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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