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Herbert Graf <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:04:02 -0400
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> Can you recommend a good source of information regarding HD formatting
> (FAT16 vs FAT32). Also is it possible to set the cluster size on a FAT16
> dirve to 32k?

     Can't really think of a source right now, but you can set a FAT16
partition to 32k clusters, however you should leave the cluster size at the
default setting. All FAT16 partitions between 1024MB and 2048MB have a
default cluster size of 32k. Now the real burning question, why would you
want 32k clusters?? Usually one strives for the smallest possible cluster
size, unless you really need the extremely small performance boost such a
large cluster size would give you I see no reason for wanting 32k clusters.
Hope this helped, TTYL

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