About hard drives

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The Internet can help you with your homework. For example, try this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=NTFS+%22cluster+size%22

Ted Zieglar

"CHEESEHEADMAN" <CHEESEHEADMAN.1gj14z@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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> Drive capacity Cluster size
> 0 up to 6 gb 4k
> 6 gb up to 16 gb 8k
> 16 gb up to 32 gb 16k
> 32 gb up to2048 gb 32k
>
> Why do these cluster sizes change as the hard drive size changes?
>
> What are the maximum hard drive sizes for fat16, fat32, and ntfs?
> What causes these limitations to be diferant for each of the fat
> systems?
>
> Thanks CHEESEHEADMAN
>
>
> --
> CHEESEHEADMAN

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Hi, CheeseHeadMan.

Here's a good place to start your homework. It's from the online version of
the WinXP Resource Kit:
File Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] l_tdrn.asp

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@corridor.net
Microsoft Windows MVP

"CHEESEHEADMAN" <CHEESEHEADMAN.1gj14z@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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>
> Drive capacity Cluster size
> 0 up to 6 gb 4k
> 6 gb up to 16 gb 8k
> 16 gb up to 32 gb 16k
> 32 gb up to2048 gb 32k
>
> Why do these cluster sizes change as the hard drive size changes?
>
> What are the maximum hard drive sizes for fat16, fat32, and ntfs?
> What causes these limitations to be diferant for each of the fat
> systems?
>
> Thanks CHEESEHEADMAN
>
>
> --
> CHEESEHEADMAN