win2kpro Formatting hd question....

[lepper boy]

1st. There are 2 different file structures (if I remember) that you can use, fat32 and the other one ( I don' tremember what it is called) which one is the best to use?

2nd. I can't seem to figure out how to format the 2nd hd using there little built in formatting tool.... any help is much appreciated... thansk.
dave

 

[DaiShan]

the other one is ntfs, many people have advocated using this over fat32, do a search on google for benefits, I think andy hui may also have a FAQ on it, not sure about your second problem as I don't have 2k on any of my machines, but if all else fails disconnect primary hdd and run fdisk off a bootable floppy (I think this will only give you fat32 tho)

microsoft knowlege base comparing fat and ntfs

 

[AKA]

FAT32 vs NTFS by Andy Hui

 

[lepper boy]

thanks I have the fat32 vs. the ntfs solved... next questino is anyone know about the formatting of them? I know int he past I have used win2k and I formatted the drive but I couldn't get the 2nd drive to format with it. I had to use like a boot up disc from somewhere.

 

[jmagg]

Control panal>Administrative tools>Computer management>Disk management> Right click the drive in the upper pane. Dont format the system drive!