why do you disconnect before shutting down?
just curious

i leave mine connected and shutdown and reboot w/o issues, they're just
like an internal drive

i recectly got a Lacie USB 160G (actual drive inside is WD 7200 RPM)
the packaging and enclosure are fantastic, real metal extrusions and a
nice racking feature

came as FAT32
reformatted (before using) as NTFS using native WIN2K means
i don't see any problem reformatting in place as USB
(i was nervous about that too, i thought i might wind up with a door
stop)

works like a treat

i am beginning to think that my next box will go light on the internal
drive and just rely on ext USB's

they actually seem faster than writing between logical drive on the
internal drive!
i should do a test as it doesn't make sense but that is my perception

i am a little confused how the FAT32 LARGE drives work at all as they
are beyond the FAT32 limit, but they seem to work also

however i was advised by maxtor (i have some of theirs too, also nice)
that it would be best to reformat to NTFS if your OS is >= W2K

Dennis Saputelli


Peter Shkabara wrote:
>
> Actually I did reply to your post, but it may have been lost during an
> e-mail problem at that time. I have formatted my USB drive to NTFS so that I
> can use the compression feature. There have been no problems. As for sharing
> and your other behavior, I can't help there because I disconnect the drive
> before shutting down. It is used only for transferring files between
> computers. Hope this helps you decide.
>
> Peter
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> The NoSpin Group
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > I asked this question a couple of weeks back and didn't get
> > any relevant answers.  Before I leap in and just do it, I'll
> > pose it again, in case anyone has fresh info.
> >
> >
> > My question is:
> > What is likely to occur if I attempt to re-format the FAT32
> > drive to NTFS while it's still in the USB box?  I should say
> > that I don't forsee any need for future compatibility with
> > other FAT32 systems, so that's not a factor.
> >
>
> > Ian Porter
>
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