cannot format driver E:

luqman · 25th Jan 2006, 07:40 AM

ok i want to convert the external usb flash drive to ntfs how i do that??? i did convert E:/fs:NTFS and then it says its being used when its not nd then it says it will format next boot and when i restart the computer its still FAT

so does anybody know how i do this??

aKho · 25th Jan 2006, 08:59 AM

in Windows XP, plug-in the usb flash drive, right-click and select Format. under File System, choose NTFS. click Start.

Chai · 25th Jan 2006, 12:36 PM

Can Flash drive support NTFS? I don't think so...

zy · 25th Jan 2006, 12:39 PM

since when does flash drive use NTFS

aKho · 25th Jan 2006, 01:10 PM

oh well..

Chai · 25th Jan 2006, 01:49 PM

LOL! I don't even own a thumb drive!

acedriver · 25th Jan 2006, 03:01 PM

OMG! your sig is 1900.93 KB

The_YongGrand · 26th Jan 2006, 09:09 AM

Umm.. I thought all these thumbdrives support FAT system only?

Falcone · 26th Jan 2006, 09:16 AM

Thumb drives CANNOT support NTFS, who would want to have it in NTFS anyway....just plain wierd

Dashken · 26th Jan 2006, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

LOL! I don't even own a thumb drive!

Hmm... how do u copy stuffs from a pc to another? DVD?

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aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 2,830 Reputation: 1239 Rep Power: 19	in Windows XP, plug-in the usb flash drive, right-click and select Format. under File System, choose NTFS. click Start. __________________

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Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,125 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	LOL! I don't even own a thumb drive! __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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