"" wrote:
> The title says it. I don't have my new drive yet, but would
> like to format
> a new external USB 250GB hard disk with the NTFS system. I
> want to get
> around the 4GB file size limitation of FAT32. I have been
> told that I won't
> be able to do it. If I can, I would appreciate knowing how.
> Thanks.
>
> Don

When you plug the drive in and the drivers are installed, you will
have to open device manager, find the device, open it’s properties,
go to policies and selecte "Optimize for Performance". Windows will
now alow you to format it using NTFS.

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