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mark - 30 Mar 2004 18:49 GMT

I'm trying to install NT on a brand new 40gig HD. when NT
runs its storage device test, it does'nt find the HD.
when I format the HD in FAT16, only 8gig is revealed by
NT. what to do? somebody help

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Scott Harding - MS MVP - 30 Mar 2004 22:19 GMT

Have a look at the post a few down regarding "A New HD". That should get you
going. Also when you say FAT16 is only showing 8gb that is not possible as
the maximum partition size for formatting under DOS is 2gb but NT can create
a 4gb partition under FAT16. The issue you are seeing is that you need at
least Sp4 or higher on your machine to see the whole drive. I would also
suggest using NTFS and it is faster and has built in security.

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> I'm trying to install NT on a brand new 40gig HD. when NT
> runs its storage device test, it does'nt find the HD.
> when I format the HD in FAT16, only 8gig is revealed by
> NT. what to do? somebody help

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Calvin - 31 Mar 2004 00:01 GMT

Hi,

have a read of http://nt4ref.zcm.com.au/bigdisk.htm

for my thoughts on how to set up your HDD.

Calvin.

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Jetro - 31 Mar 2004 21:31 GMT

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=138364
Windows NT Partitioning Rules During Setup

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=224526
Windows NT 4.0 Supports Maximum of 7.8-GB System Partition

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=114841
Windows NT Boot Process and Hard Disk Constraints

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