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    why does ideapad s10 have fat32 partition?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by KeithF40, May 9, 2009.

  1. KeithF40

    KeithF40 Notebook Consultant

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    why does the ideapad s10 have a fat32 partition for the main partition? does having it as fat32 instead of ntfs have any negative effects?

    has anyone done a clean install of xp, and if so did they see any improvements?

    for a clean install would one just do a format of the main partition, install xp straight up, and then install the drivers from the d drive?
     
    KeithF40, May 9, 2009
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  2. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    If I recall correctly because it's been a lot of years, that the ntfs file system has some significant advantages over fat32. They are for one thing: size. The newer file sytem is dynamic and I think the fat32 system had prellocated headers and a fixed number of headers. The new file system was faster.

    The question to ask is if the NTFS file system will fit on the disk? If it will fit, is it comfortable? Will it allow room for your files too?
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    Renee, May 10, 2009
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    You can always just turn FAT32 into NTFS within windows as well. Google the command line.
     
    jaredy, May 10, 2009
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    ok

    i am curious as to why it was fat32 to begin with and not ntfs?
     
    KeithF40, May 11, 2009
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    I'm unsure, but the issue may have been one of space.
     
    Renee, May 11, 2009
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