How to format big HD for FAT32

Original Message

Name: alpha314
Date: August 26, 2005 at 10:21:03 Pacific
Subject: How to format big HD for FAT32
OS: Win ME
CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon1.0/128

Comment:

I have a HP Pavilion pc with 40GB HD, it run WinME with only C: drive with whole 40 GB space( one partition ).
Now I just replaced HD to 60GB.
The problem is --- my bootup disk only can format FAT under FDISK for max. 2 GB.
After I type FDISK and enter, I get FDISK options ( 4 select option ), I did not get any message like " Do you wish to enable large disk support".
Therefore, I can not format 60GB HD to FAT32 for one partition.
I want format 60GB HD to one partition ( one drive C: ), then I can install WinME ( need keep winME for operating system ).

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Response Number 1

Name: jboy
Date: August 26, 2005 at 10:27:48 Pacific
Subject: How to format big HD for FAT32

Reply: (edit)

What are you booting up with? A DOS622 diskette?? All versions of Windows/DOS from 95B onward support FAT32
Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps only weigh 1 1/2 tons.

- Popular Mechanics, 1949

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Response Number 2

Name: jboy
Date: August 26, 2005 at 11:16:41 Pacific
Subject: How to format big HD for FAT32

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Apparently you've already posted regarding problems with this drive.
If I can decipher what you said there (and I'm not so sure about that) - it may be a BIOS issue.
You should really follow up in your original post, or else include complete information in THIS post
Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps only weigh 1 1/2 tons.

- Popular Mechanics, 1949

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