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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Hardware / December 2006NTFS and W98
I just got a Western Digital 320 Gig external HDD and use it mainly on my XP-based desktop. I've got a notebook PC, as well, running W98 and after getting the HDD installed on it too, it's not showing up in the list of drives. The HDD is running NTFS, and to be honest, I've forgot most of what I used to know about FAT32 systems... Will W98 read from this drive, and if not, can I use something like Partition Magic to create a FAT32 partition on it (for my needs, I'd only want maybe 10 Gigs for this) in order for it to be recognised by W98? Thx FAT32 can not see NTFS but NTFS can see FAT32. If you already have the drive formatted NTFS you'll have to reformat and partition the drive. I haven't used PM but I've read that you can convert from NTFS to FAT32 with it, yet if you're not partitioned it would be a waste of time.  SignatureBrian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 >I just got a Western Digital 320 Gig external HDD and use it mainly on my > XP-based desktop. I've got a notebook PC, as well, running W98 and after [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thx > FAT32 can not see NTFS but NTFS can see FAT32. Sorry, but that's just wrong. NTFS and FAT32 are *file systems*. File systems do not "see" or "read" one another. Operating systems "see" or "read" compatible file systems. SignatureBruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell I realize that and the fact of what I was getting at can be and was construed as misleading by what I typed. SignatureBrian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 >> FAT32 can not see NTFS but NTFS can see FAT32. > > Sorry, but that's just wrong. NTFS and FAT32 are *file systems*. File systems do > not "see" or "read" one another. Operating systems "see" or "read" compatible file > systems. > I realize that and the fact of what I was getting at can be and was > construed as misleading by what I typed. So you admit to deliberately giving misleading "information?" Why would someone calling himself an MVP do that? Trying to give the others a bad name? SignatureBruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell I take the fifth!!!!! SignatureBrian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 >> I realize that and the fact of what I was getting at can be and was construed as >> misleading by what I typed. > > So you admit to deliberately giving misleading "information?" Why would someone > calling himself an MVP do that? Trying to give the others a bad name? > I just got a Western Digital 320 Gig external HDD and use it mainly on my > XP-based desktop. I've got a notebook PC, as well, running W98 and after [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thx Win98 cannot natively read/access NTFS-formatted partitions. There used to be some 3rd party solutions to add that capability, but I don't know if they'd still be available, given Win98's advanced age. For instance, Sysinternals used to provide such a driver, until Microsoft acquired the company; you might still be able to find it on a freeware site somewhere. Try Google. SignatureBruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell > Win98 cannot natively read/access NTFS-formatted partitions. > There [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Microsoft acquired the company; you might still be able to find it on > a freeware site somewhere. Try Google. NTFS for DOS - http://bootdisk.com/ntfs.htm Bootdisk.com is an excellent source for all boot disks. Mr President, Did the enclosure/external HHD come with a setup disk, if so most likely it will have drivers for Win 98 too.. Use them on the laptop, so it will see your 10GB FAT32 partition created with Partition Magic.. Cheers j;-j > I just got a Western Digital 320 Gig external HDD and use it mainly on my > XP-based desktop. I've got a notebook PC, as well, running W98 and after [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thx Thx Jaymon - Yes, it sure did come with setup apps for W98 and I ran them - I'm gonna try using PM to carry out what I planned to do with the 10 gig slice. If anyone is interested, I'll post my results on here - just give a hoy if you would like me to. > Mr President, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > > > Thx You need to run PM on the XP machine and not the 98 machine to be safe. Shrink the NTFS partition by 10 or so GB and then use PM to create and format a FAT 32 partition in the free space. PM should work this way without any problems. > Thx Jaymon - > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> > >> > Thx Hoy..! Cheers for the New year.. j;-j > Thx Jaymon - > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > > > Thx Hi Jaymon and anyone else interested: Yup, all worked well. I used Partition Magic to: 1) Create a new 10 Gig logical partition on my 320 Gig drive - assigned a new drive letter and created the partition as a FAT32. 2) Hooked the drive up to my notebook PC and it recognised the 10 Gig partition. All working well. Thanks for the help from those who responded. And HNY to youse all, too! Words of wisdom for this NYE and in general: ** If you drink, then drive, you're a bloody idiot! ** Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. ===================================================== > Hoy..! > Cheers for the New year.. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > > > > > > > Thx |
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