Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 15:47:24 +1030 From: Paul Hysen Subject: VAT32, DR-DOS 7.03, Dos progs,etc. To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Message-id: <002801c08f34$1db75780$38916596@physen> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0023_01C08F8A.EF265720" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C08F8A.EF265720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can anyone help. I recently upgraded to a 10 Gig drive and I found to my = disappointment the limits of FAT 16, namely a maximum of 2 Gig = partitions, and not being able to see the last 2 Gig of my drive due to = it having a limitation to the number of cylinders it can see on a hard = drive. It appears that in order to be able to get around this, I would = have to convert to FAT 32. Does anyone know whether DR-DOS 7.03 and NDO 3 works OK in FAT 32? If = so, what about other DOS programs? Alternatively, would there be a = problem in changing the Windows 98 partition (drive E:) to FAT 32 and = leaving my DOS drives (C: & D:) in FAT 16? My computer boots from C: and = I use System Commander on drive C: to switch between operating systems. Thanks for your help. Paul Hysen. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C08F8A.EF265720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Can anyone help. I recently = upgraded to a 10=20 Gig drive and I found to my disappointment the limits of FAT 16, namely = a=20 maximum of 2 Gig partitions, and not being able to see the last 2 Gig of = my=20 drive due to it having a limitation to the number of cylinders it = can see=20 on a hard drive. It appears that in order to be able to get around this, = I would=20 have to convert to FAT 32.
Does anyone know whether DR-DOS = 7.03 and NDO 3=20 works OK in FAT 32? If so, what about other DOS programs? Alternatively, = would=20 there be a problem in changing the Windows 98 partition (drive = E:) to=20 FAT 32 and leaving my DOS drives (C: & D:) in FAT 16? My computer = boots from=20 C: and I use System Commander on drive C: to switch between operating=20 systems.
Thanks for your help.
Paul Hysen.
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