Hi i've got a 250 gig external hd which is currently formatted on NTFS. I want to format to FAT (not FAT32) i need it so i can record with my PVR Box. i've tried to use partion magic 8.0 but can only format 2 gig using the FAT.Is there any way to do the whole 250gig in FAT??? thanx gary_uk21
That was one of the major limitations of FAT 16 (or 12), the format you are trying to get. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/118335 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table So, no there really is no way to exceed 2 GB on a FAT 12/16 partition. If at all possible, FAT 32 is the best choice if you update your PVR to support it, since FAT 32 can support 2 TB partitions.
it does support it but not the full 250gig. what i did i did seperate partitions 2gig FAT and did 120gig FAT32 they both get picked up. before that i tried the the full 250 gig as FAT32 but didn't get picked up on PVR Box
Strange that it would do that. I don't have any way to tell so my best guess is that it is probably a limitation on the PVR box's firmware. Have you tried two 120 GB FAT32 partitions? Or does it only work with at least one FAT16 partition?
it only works if you have a FAT16 along with FAT32. what i don't understand is why a 4gig usb 2.0 pen with FAT32 works but with a external it doesn't lol. i think i have now buggered my hard drive as partion is saying its bad lol any suggestions???
delete the partitions & reformat assuming the drive is showing up as yellow in pm8.0,then redo the partitions
That is weird lol. Yeah just redo the partitions as SkorpNZ said. Making partitions shouldn't mess up your disk.
