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Formatting question [message #74421]

Wed, 18 October 2006 17:39

Phil Aiken
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Couldn't find anything this specific in the archives....

I need to format a new Seagate SATA internal drive for audio files on Win
XP.
What is the current preferred method?

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Re: Formatting question [message #74422 is a reply to message #74421]

Wed, 18 October 2006 19:33

Carl Amburn

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Registered: July 2005

Senior Member

I'm just going on memory here, but I'm pretty sure that everyone was using
NTFS on XP operating system drives.

-Carl

"Phil Aiken" <Phil@his.email> wrote in message news:4536c959$1@linux...
>
> Couldn't find anything this specific in the archives....
>
> I need to format a new Seagate SATA internal drive for audio files on Win
> XP.
> What is the current preferred method?

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Re: Formatting question [message #74423 is a reply to message #74421]

Wed, 18 October 2006 20:10

AlexPlasko

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Registered: September 2006

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ntfs with 64 for block size.
"Phil Aiken" <Phil@his.email> wrote in message news:4536c959$1@linux...
>
> Couldn't find anything this specific in the archives....
>
> I need to format a new Seagate SATA internal drive for audio files on Win
> XP.
> What is the current preferred method?

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Re: Formatting question [message #74425 is a reply to message #74423]

Wed, 18 October 2006 20:46

Martin Harrington

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Registered: September 2005

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If you use NTFS, you won't be able to use that drive with any other OS than
XP, FAT32 would be my suggestion unless you know you won't be changing OS's
--
Martin Harrington
www.lendanear-sound.com

"alex plasko" <alex.plasko@snet.net> wrote in message
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> ntfs with 64 for block size.
> "Phil Aiken" <Phil@his.email> wrote in message news:4536c959$1@linux...
>>
>> Couldn't find anything this specific in the archives....
>>
>> I need to format a new Seagate SATA internal drive for audio files on Win
>> XP.
>> What is the current preferred method?
>
>

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Re: Formatting question [message #74441 is a reply to message #74425]

Thu, 19 October 2006 08:59

Chris Ludwig

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Registered: May 2006

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Hi Martin,
NTFS can be read under current OSX, Linux and with some 3rd party app
even under win 98se.

NTFS is more reliable and "faster" than fat 32 and is required some of
the new large sata drives.

Chris

Martin Harrington wrote:
> If you use NTFS, you won't be able to use that drive with any other OS than
> XP, FAT32 would be my suggestion unless you know you won't be changing OS's

--
Chris Ludwig

ADK Pro Audio
(859) 635-5762
www.adkproaudio.com
chrisl@adkproaudio.com

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Re: Formatting question [message #74442 is a reply to message #74421]

Thu, 19 October 2006 09:04

Chris Ludwig

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Registered: May 2006

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HI Phil,
NTFS.

Here is some info hat can explain all this.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314463
http://ask.support.microsoft.com/kb/100108/

Chris

Phil Aiken wrote:
> Couldn't find anything this specific in the archives....
>
> I need to format a new Seagate SATA internal drive for audio files on Win
> XP.
> What is the current preferred method?

--
Chris Ludwig

ADK Pro Audio
(859) 635-5762
www.adkproaudio.com
chrisl@adkproaudio.com

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Re: Formatting question [message #74445 is a reply to message #74441]

Thu, 19 October 2006 11:33

Messages: 327
Registered: September 2005

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NTFS can be read under OSX, but it can't be written to.

FAT 32 can.

Cheers,

TC

Chris Ludwig wrote:
> Hi Martin,
> NTFS can be read under current OSX, Linux and with some 3rd party app
> even under win 98se.
>
> NTFS is more reliable and "faster" than fat 32 and is required some of
> the new large sata drives.
>
> Chris
>
>
> Martin Harrington wrote:
>> If you use NTFS, you won't be able to use that drive with any other OS
>> than XP, FAT32 would be my suggestion unless you know you won't be
>> changing OS's
>

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Re: Formatting question [message #74468 is a reply to message #74445]

Thu, 19 October 2006 18:25

Chris Ludwig

Messages: 868
Registered: May 2006

Senior Member

HI TC,

There are a couple 3rd party OSX tools that will let you PC "Macdrive"
equivalent type thing. I think upcoming OSX updates will allow for
read/wrote with the boot camp thing getting more popular it would make
sense.

Chris

TC wrote:

>
> NTFS can be read under OSX, but it can't be written to.
>
> FAT 32 can.
>
> Cheers,
>
> TC
>
> Chris Ludwig wrote:
>
>> Hi Martin,
>> NTFS can be read under current OSX, Linux and with some 3rd party app
>> even under win 98se.
>>
>> NTFS is more reliable and "faster" than fat 32 and is required some
>> of the new large sata drives.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Martin Harrington wrote:
>>
>>> If you use NTFS, you won't be able to use that drive with any other
>>> OS than XP, FAT32 would be my suggestion unless you know you won't
>>> be changing OS's
>>
>>

--
Chris Ludwig
ADK
chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
(859) 635-5762

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