Using Large Capacity Drives with Windows
When using Windows with drives that have capacities higher than 64 GB, there are special considerations.
Windows 98SE
- FAT32 operates properly with partition <127 GB.
- FDISK and FORMAT function properly, but will display an incorrect disk size on the screen.
- Limited to partitions <127 GB
Windows Me
- FAT32 partitions operate properly as large as the drive’s total capacity
- FDISK and FORMAT function properly, but will display an incorrect disk size on the screen.
- Defrag works properly on a disk of any size. Do not Scan Disk
Windows 2000, XP
- Fat 32 and NTFS partitions operate properly as large as the drive’s total capacity.
- NTFS partitions as large as the dive’s total capacity can be formatted properly under Windows 2000 and XP. Fat 32 partitions greater that 32 GB cannot be formatted under Windows 2000/XP.
- Defrag works properly on a disk of any size. Do not use Scan Disk.
- Operates properly. Note: May take a long time
- Disk Management can create NTFS partitions as large as the drive’s total capacity. Disk Management cannot create FAT 32 part.
Note 1: On disks larger than 64 GB running Windows 98SE, both FDISK and FORMAT function properly, but will display an incorrect disk size on the screen. A similar problem can occur with Windows Me at larger disk sizes (starting above 80 GB).
Further information is available on Microsoft’s Web site at http://support.microsoft.com. Search their Support Knowledge Base for articles 0263044 and 0263045.
Note 2: FDISK may not run properly after an external drive has been disconnected and reconnected. Rebooting the computer before running FDISK is recommended.
Note 3: Neither ScanDisk nor Defrag will operate on drive partitions larger than 127 GB. Further information is available on Microsoft’s Web site at http:/ /support.microsoft.com. Search their Support Knowledge Base for article 0184006. Third party utilities can be used to replace the functionality of the ScanDisk and Defrag utilities.
Note 4: Windows 2000 and XP are limited to creating FAT32 partitions < 32GB, you can format FAT32 partitions > 32GB using 3rd party partitioning software. Windows 2000 and XP can mount FAT32 volumes larger than 32 GB that were created by other versions of Windows or 3rd party disk utilities.
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