Flash Drive 8GB Problem

[KingTamo]

Hello everybody

I have a flash drive 8 GB.
I want to format it using FAT but I have an error message (The volume is very big)
Is there a solution for that problem?

 

[kenrivers]

I'm assuming you mean FAT32. What OS are you using (Win XP, Win 7, Win 8, etc.)? Were you formatting from a command prompt? If yes, what did you type in the command line?

 

[KingTamo]

Thanks for reply
I don't mean FAT32 I meant FAT
I'm using Win 7

I tried to format using command prompt using this line
format j:/fs:fat

 

[kenrivers]

Just out of curiosity why does the flash drive need to be formatted as FAT instead of FAT32? This may help me find an answer for you. There is a partition limit of 2GB when formatting with FAT which is why you are getting the "volume is too big" error message.

 

[KingTamo]

I have a tutorial to put Hiren's Boot on USB Drive ..
The first step in this tutorial is to format the USB Drive to FAT