Formating problems

[Master_Kush]

I have just installed Win2k on a new system and i partitioned an 80 gig ata100 drive into a 20 gig c: and 60 gig d:

Now that WIn2k is installed, i want to format d: so i can use it but i get errors when i try. It says that it can't format it or that volume size is to big. Does this mean that i have to split the d: again because it larger than 32 gigs? Or is there a way of formating with a 60 partition? I used fat32 for the c: and want to use it also for d:

And another thing. I read somwhere that win2k doesn't support ata-100 drives?

thnx in advance.

 

[Toejam31]

Just start the system with a Win9x boot disk, and use the FORMAT command to format the partition. For example, if the partition drive letter is (D, once at the command line (A: prompt), type FORMAT D:, and type "Y" and hit Enter, when asked if you wish to actually format the partition. Since the partition is 60GB, the format will automatically use the FAT32 file system.

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Win2K supports ATA-100 drives. But for the best results, you should definitely install the latest chipset drivers for your mainboard, which should be available at the manufacturer's website.

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[CALV]

yeah, what he said, also be sure to install SP3, and unless you are dual booting, I'd convert to ntfs on both drives.


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