nhale@zebra.net
December 11th 03, 07:26 AM
>-----Original Message-----
>So xp wont let me format a new drive FAT32. Seeing
numerous threads
>and FAQ's this must be a common problem. The format
pulldown menu has
>only the ntfs option. This despite all the help files
saying I can
>choose FAT, FAT32 or ntfs! Tempted to say - what a pos
os.
>If I understand correctly, an ntfs volume will not be
accessible to
>any of my homenet non-xp computers. If that is not
true, then ntfs
>would be fine by me I think. The sole purpose of the
new drive is
>data share between computers. Please advise if I
understand this
>correctly or not.
>
>So I see thread and run FORMAT D/FS:FAT32 from command
prompt. Dos
>window gives standard warning about losing all data
(fine) and when I
>concur it goes off creating, what is says, is a fat32
volume. half
>hour later, the process completes and i reboot. XP
tells me i still
>have an unformatted raw volume! Same as i had a half
hour earlier.
>
>wtf am i doing wrong? please!
>
>I saw something about being able to format from the xp
install cd.
>Not clear to me where that option is on cd boot. If
this is
>solution. please elaborate.
>
>BTW - my sys C drive is fat32 created by 98 fdisk and
initial xp
>install.
>.
>I can't help you, but seem as frustrated as you are.
Instaled (or trying to) a clean 80 gig hd, with xp
upgrade for the first time. I've formatted and re-
formatted, f-disked, and finally gave in to the fact that
Xp was only going to recognize and format the drive to 32
gig... then it blew up and said I had disk errors. that
was after formating using Western Dig's format/copy, f-
disk, and xp (once I got to even load). Tomorrow I'm
going to try a bios upgrade then maybe a western didge
ultra card... whew, this has been a three week ordeal..
so far.
>So xp wont let me format a new drive FAT32. Seeing
numerous threads
>and FAQ's this must be a common problem. The format
pulldown menu has
>only the ntfs option. This despite all the help files
saying I can
>choose FAT, FAT32 or ntfs! Tempted to say - what a pos
os.
>If I understand correctly, an ntfs volume will not be
accessible to
>any of my homenet non-xp computers. If that is not
true, then ntfs
>would be fine by me I think. The sole purpose of the
new drive is
>data share between computers. Please advise if I
understand this
>correctly or not.
>
>So I see thread and run FORMAT D/FS:FAT32 from command
prompt. Dos
>window gives standard warning about losing all data
(fine) and when I
>concur it goes off creating, what is says, is a fat32
volume. half
>hour later, the process completes and i reboot. XP
tells me i still
>have an unformatted raw volume! Same as i had a half
hour earlier.
>
>wtf am i doing wrong? please!
>
>I saw something about being able to format from the xp
install cd.
>Not clear to me where that option is on cd boot. If
this is
>solution. please elaborate.
>
>BTW - my sys C drive is fat32 created by 98 fdisk and
initial xp
>install.
>.
>I can't help you, but seem as frustrated as you are.
Instaled (or trying to) a clean 80 gig hd, with xp
upgrade for the first time. I've formatted and re-
formatted, f-disked, and finally gave in to the fact that
Xp was only going to recognize and format the drive to 32
gig... then it blew up and said I had disk errors. that
was after formating using Western Dig's format/copy, f-
disk, and xp (once I got to even load). Tomorrow I'm
going to try a bios upgrade then maybe a western didge
ultra card... whew, this has been a three week ordeal..
so far.