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Subject: Re: ROCKBOX AND NTFS ???

Re: ROCKBOX AND NTFS ???

From: Alma Hix <almahix_at_myway.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 21:15:01 -0700

"David Pedersen" <dav-ped_at_frisurf.no> wrote in message
news:000f01c59c87$aa4f02f0$6400a8c0_at_acerauy6ee8o5q...
> Can the Archoes jukebox be run with a hard drive that is formatted with
> the NTFS? Or does it have to be FAT32?
>
> How big a disk can you actually put into the jukebox?
>
> When I tried to format a 60gb disk, with FAT32, Windows reports that the
> disk is too big for FAT32. And the Swiss Knife, that has been suggested,
> ends up with an error report, that Windows wants to send; when I try to
> part/format the drive.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
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I had exactly the same problem. I tried to fat32 format my new 60gb hard
drive with SwissKnife, and the progress bar was all over the place. Forward,
back, forward again, back, etc., until it crashed. Bad program. So my 60 gb
hard drive has a 32 gb fat32 partition, and the rest unallocated.





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