External USB2 hard disk with 250 GB
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From: Phil Marlow on 18 Dec 2006 08:45 The external hard disk was preformated with NTFS. I tried to remove the non dos partition with fdisk on a win98se pc. And I tried to create a fat32 partition with 250 GB. Although I chose fat32 and all the right options, the partition size doesn't get any larger than 5,5 GB. If I try to create a fat32 partition on an xp-computer, the maximum partition size is 32 GB. I would like to have a single 250 GB fat32 partition (or at least something between 200 and 250 GB). Anyway to solve the problem without using Partition Magic? Or is Partition Magic the only way to solve the problem? Thanks for advice Phil
From: James L. Liles on 18 Dec 2006 09:21 On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:45:54 +0100, Phil Marlow <philmar(a)fastnet.at> wrote: :->The external hard disk was preformated with NTFS. :->I tried to remove the non dos partition with fdisk on a win98se pc. And :->I tried to create a fat32 partition with 250 GB. :-> :->Although I chose fat32 and all the right options, the partition size :->doesn't get any larger than 5,5 GB. :-> :->If I try to create a fat32 partition on an xp-computer, the maximum :->partition size is 32 GB. :-> :->I would like to have a single 250 GB fat32 partition (or at least :->something between 200 and 250 GB). :-> :->Anyway to solve the problem without using Partition Magic? :->Or is Partition Magic the only way to solve the problem? :-> :->Thanks for advice :->Phil You may find these useful... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/prork/prdf_fls_pxjh.mspx?mfr=true This indicates that Windows 98 cannot create a volume larger than just over 127 gigabytes and Windows XP is limited to 32 gigabytes. The normal knowledge base is down at the moment, so this is what I could get through Google. -- I hope that this helps. 8-) To reply by E-mail, just click reply.
From: Shep� on 18 Dec 2006 10:01 On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:45:54 +0100 Too Much Ying and you will Pay With Yang then Phil Marlow <philmar(a)fastnet.at> sent this : >The external hard disk was preformated with NTFS. >I tried to remove the non dos partition with fdisk on a win98se pc. And >I tried to create a fat32 partition with 250 GB. > >Although I chose fat32 and all the right options, the partition size >doesn't get any larger than 5,5 GB. > >If I try to create a fat32 partition on an xp-computer, the maximum >partition size is 32 GB. > >I would like to have a single 250 GB fat32 partition (or at least >something between 200 and 250 GB). > >Anyway to solve the problem without using Partition Magic? >Or is Partition Magic the only way to solve the problem? > >Thanks for advice >Phil I think you need the fdisk from WinME as there's a limit to the partition size with the one in Win98/SE(64 gig IIRC). Also it's best to fully remove ALL partitions and for this I use Aefdisk and then the updated MS fdisk to re-partition. Make a boot CD on your system.Overcopy the updated fdisk version, ftp://ftp1.fkkt.uni-lj.si/newfdisk.zip Add to the boot disk aefdisk, http://www.aefdisk.com/adownload.html Boot from the floppy and issue the command aefdisk /delall :C as an example but choose the correct drive you want to fully wipe. Then use the updated fdisk to re-partition or you can also look at SuperFdisk, http://www.dailysofts.com/program/383/16493/Super_Fdisk.html HTH :) -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=88558
From: MalcolmO on 18 Dec 2006 18:37 > I think you need ... Actually, you need a lot more than that (unless the external drive has the intelligence to load and save files and serve those back and forth to the host PC as though the external drive were another computer). The info on that is here: http://www.48bitlba.com/tools.htm and here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=46752 As described there, you need to disable the blue-screen scandisk from running (it _will_ scramble disks over 127GB), you need to have newer scandskw and defrag, BIOS support, AND (probably most importantly) you need to have a 48-bit device driver. Without this last, using other tools to create larger partitions (or indeed even to see beyond 127GB) will work just fine ONLY UNTIL you hit a sector over the 127GB limit. At that point the non-48-bit driver will wrap around and begin shredding files at the *beginning* of the 127GB. Not pretty. I myself am using the VIA Miniport driver and the scandskw and defrag from WinME. This works perfectly well for the HDD but I note that my Plextor burner now uses the VIA driver as well and I suppose I have to blame this in determining why my Plextor will no longer burn successfully. Not satisfying (and I've been using this for a few months now). There is another package of 48-bit disk tools for Win98 which I've downloaded and not applied. I now think it's a good plan to try those out. I forget where I got them, but I'll see if I can track that down.... <sigh> I'm not gonna find it any time soon. :( It was linked from a discussion which included a participant named Petr. Included a new ESDI_506.PDR. These are the files in the .ZIP file: FDISK121 ZIP 196,356 09-19-06 4:40p fdisk121.zip !READ ME 3,134 07-23-06 10:06a !read.me _BIGHDD INF 1,311 07-23-06 10:05a _bighdd.inf _INSTALL BAT 60 05-09-05 1:21p _install.bat ADVPACK DLL 80,864 06-02-98 11:00a ADVPACK.DLL DEFRAG EXE 213,296 06-08-00 5:00p defrag.exe DSKMAINT DLL 238,432 06-08-00 5:00p dskmaint.dll ESDI_506 PDR 24,431 07-20-06 12:38p ESDI_506.PDR FDISK EXE 35,880 04-06-03 10:29p FDISK.EXE FDISK INI 8,447 11-30-02 12:14p FDISK.INI FDISK TXT 5,919 09-15-05 3:07p fdisk.txt FDISKPT INI 21,232 07-23-02 10:04p FDISKPT.INI FORMAT EXE 31,216 01-14-06 8:15p format.exe FORMAT TXT 6,405 07-23-06 10:04a format.txt SCANDSKW EXE 5,104 06-08-00 5:00p scandskw.exe W95INF16 DLL 2,272 12-04-97 1:02p W95INF16.DLL W95INF32 DLL 4,608 12-04-97 1:02p W95INF32.DLL MIGRAT~1 PDF 1,538,227 09-27-06 6:49p migrateeasy6.0_ug.en.pdf Actually, that Migrate Easy file may have been tossed in later. Bottom line... this is a difficult issue! The simplistic directions given in prior messages must not be used! My honest-to-God recommendation: Switch to Linux! No kidding!
From: Dave Cohen on 18 Dec 2006 22:35
Phil Marlow wrote: > The external hard disk was preformated with NTFS. > I tried to remove the non dos partition with fdisk on a win98se pc. And > I tried to create a fat32 partition with 250 GB. > > Although I chose fat32 and all the right options, the partition size > doesn't get any larger than 5,5 GB. > > If I try to create a fat32 partition on an xp-computer, the maximum > partition size is 32 GB. > > I would like to have a single 250 GB fat32 partition (or at least > something between 200 and 250 GB). > > Anyway to solve the problem without using Partition Magic? > Or is Partition Magic the only way to solve the problem? > > Thanks for advice > Phil You could download a trial copy of bootitng from www.terabyteunlimited.com Don't attempt to install. Make the bootable media per instructions. Once booted, hit cancel and this will put you in maintenance mode. You may have to first go into settings and enable usb support. As far as os support you're on your own. Dave Cohen |