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***glc*** · 06-15-2005, 01:56 PM

Windows 95 has an absolute 32gb drive size limit, regardless of file system. 95 original and 95A are FAT16 only, 95B and C are FAT32 capable.

Windows 98 has a 137gb drive size limitation. The 2tb is the theoretical limit of FAT32, not real world. Without a patched Fdisk, 98 has issues with drives and partitions larger than 64gb, the display is all wrong and you have to use drive percentages to set up partitions, not actual sizes.

Windows 2000 needs SP4 and EnableLargeLBA to go over 137gb, FAT32 or NTFS, XP needs SP1. I believe 2000 can create a FAT32 partition larger than 32gb, I know XP cannot.

06-15-2005, 01:56 PM	#15
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 41,161	Windows 95 has an absolute 32gb drive size limit, regardless of file system. 95 original and 95A are FAT16 only, 95B and C are FAT32 capable. Windows 98 has a 137gb drive size limitation. The 2tb is the theoretical limit of FAT32, not real world. Without a patched Fdisk, 98 has issues with drives and partitions larger than 64gb, the display is all wrong and you have to use drive percentages to set up partitions, not actual sizes. Windows 2000 needs SP4 and EnableLargeLBA to go over 137gb, FAT32 or NTFS, XP needs SP1. I believe 2000 can create a FAT32 partition larger than 32gb, I know XP cannot.