Whats this error message mean?

[harsaphes]

Im a memeber of dpreview also and I came upon this thread and want to know what the thoughts are here about this....from the thread..

I just recieved my Colorspace O casing in the mail today and tried to load a Western Digital Scorpio 320 GB hard drive. Upon Formatting, I recieved the Error: Drive too small to format by FAT32

what would cause that error message about the format?...just curious as I am about to buy the same device.
thanks!

 

[thndr143]

Windows XP Specific Issues:​

• You cannot format a volume larger than 32 gigabytes (GB) in size using the FAT32 file system during the Windows XP installation process. Windows XP can mount and support FAT32 volumes larger than 32 GB (subject to the other limits), but you cannot create a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB by using the Format tool during Setup. If you need to format a volume that is larger than 32 GB, use the NTFS file system to format it. Another option is to start from a Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Startup disk and use the Format tool included on the disk.

FAT 32 Limitation (124.55 GiB / 127.53)

There are many reasons

 

[harsaphes]

well this device is basicly an enclosure that you can put a hard drive in and it stores your photos..thats what it is made for, photography use. The device formats using fat and the manual says up to 500 gb drive. I knew about the limit but seeing as the device is doing the format i would think it didnt apply.

 

[harsaphes]

http://www.hyperdrive.com/

 

[Old Hippie]

From the knowledge base at your link........

I get an error "The drive is too small to format by Fat 32 !" when I try to format the hard drive.

This is caused by an improperly inserted hard drive. Please remove the back cover and check that the hard drive pins are fully/properly inserted into the socket. If necessary, remove and reinsert the hard drive again. Once done, proceed with the formatting again.

 

[EnderW]

interesting device and good work Old Hippie