Posts Tagged ‘fat32’
  • Troubleshooting Disks and Volumes

    Posted by Mumyls on July 12th, 2009 at 10:40 am
    If a disk or volume fails, naturally you want to repair it as soon as possible to avoid losing data. The Disk Management snap-in makes it easy to locate problems quickly. In the Status column of the list view, you can view the status of a disk or volume. The status also appears in the graphical view of each disk or volume. Diagnosing Problems To diagnose disk and/or volume problems, perform the following steps: 1.  Open Add Hardware in the Control Panel. Click Next. Windows XP tries to detect...
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  • Convert Your Hard Drive to NTFS

    Posted by Mumyls on March 30th, 2009 at 11:00 am
    Your hard drive must be formatted with a file system such as FAT, FAT32 or NTFS so that Windows can be installed on to it. This system determines how files are named, organised and stored on the drive. If you’re not using it already, NTFS (New Technology File System) is recommended for Windows XP because of the additional functionality it offers. If your PC came with Windows XP pre-installed then there’s a chance that you’re already using NTFS. If you’ve upgraded from...
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