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Can someone please give me information on the following -
I am using a Sony VAIO notebook computer (Model PCG-GR214MP) with XP Pro
(SP2) o/s. I BELIEVE (but do not know for sure) that my drive is formatted
as FAT32 - this is because I tried to run Norton Disk Doctor some months ago
and it said that it could not verify a non-NTFS formatted drive. Hence my
belief that the drive is FAT32. Is there somewhere under 'System
Information' that would provide a definite answer? - I have looked but
cannot find anything.
Also, Sony divides the 20GB hard drive into two drives 'C' which is 9.98GB
and 'D' which is 8.61GB. Can I safely assume that both would be formatted
the same, i.e. FAT32?
I have been trying to network my XP Pro notebook with an iMac running OS X
(10.3.8) via an Ethernet crossover cable but it does not work. When I
checked various Windows KB articles they all seem to refer to NTFS file
system permissions - see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
I am thinking that my problem MAY lie in the fact that my drive is not NTFS
formatted.
If anyone can think of another reason why the computers don't see each other
I would be very grateful.
Tricia
Can someone please give me information on the following -
I am using a Sony VAIO notebook computer (Model PCG-GR214MP) with XP Pro
(SP2) o/s. I BELIEVE (but do not know for sure) that my drive is formatted
as FAT32 - this is because I tried to run Norton Disk Doctor some months ago
and it said that it could not verify a non-NTFS formatted drive. Hence my
belief that the drive is FAT32. Is there somewhere under 'System
Information' that would provide a definite answer? - I have looked but
cannot find anything.
Also, Sony divides the 20GB hard drive into two drives 'C' which is 9.98GB
and 'D' which is 8.61GB. Can I safely assume that both would be formatted
the same, i.e. FAT32?
I have been trying to network my XP Pro notebook with an iMac running OS X
(10.3.8) via an Ethernet crossover cable but it does not work. When I
checked various Windows KB articles they all seem to refer to NTFS file
system permissions - see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
I am thinking that my problem MAY lie in the fact that my drive is not NTFS
formatted.
If anyone can think of another reason why the computers don't see each other
I would be very grateful.
Tricia