NTFS and FAT32 compatability on Windows XP

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From: Robert Pfau (rob.pfau_at_za.iocore.com)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 01:28:44 -0800

If I am running Windows XP with master hard drive
formatted with NTFS and a slave hard drive formatted with
FAT32, could this cause hardware problems on the hard
drives?

I have been told this type of configuration could result
in data loss or a hard drive 'crash'.

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