Gary
SP6 does not upgrade the file system from version 1.3 (sometimes referred
to as NTFSv4). However, if you format a partition in Win2000 it will be
version 3.0 (sometimes referred to as NTFSv5), and chkdsk in NT4 will not
work with this newer version of the file system.
I wouldn't expect your NT4 machine to handle a disk better because it was
formatted from another machine. The 8GB limit (probably a BIOS limitation)
would still be a problem, creating unexpected results when writing or
reading.
Best regards
Bjorn
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Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2...landemoo.com -
http://landemoo.com/Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)
"Gary" <anonymous...discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have a machine running WinNT4 SP6. I am trying to
>replace a dead drive. Disk Administrator does not see
>the full size (only 8GB) of the new drive. FDISK and
>large file support allow me to set a partition to the
>full size of the drive. I am thinking of putting the
>drive in one of my Win2k boxes and formatting the drive
>there. I'm not sure, however, that the existing drive is
>NTFSv4 or if it was converted to NTFSv5 when SP6 was
>applied. How can I determine the NTFS version in use on
>the WinNT4 machine?
bjorn_landemoo
| Sun, 25 May 2008 08:52:00 GMT |