Formatting HDD problems.....

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suede

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So I got a SimpleTech 500 gig HDD, and my plans for it is use as a storage for our PS3, and i know its gotta be in FAT32 format, and i succeeded in making a 31gig partition which the PS3 will read just fine, but i would like to have the entire drive formatted for use on the PS3 in one partition....


I have tried using the command prompt method and it comes up showing the drive is in NTFS format and will be changed to FAT32 but then asks to enter the current drive label for drive G: and nothing i try will allow it to work.... it just says incorrect volume label...
 

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Yeah, I did something similar when my bro messed up the PS3 drive somehow when the power went out and it was saving.

I took the drive and put it in my pc. Then I really forget what I did, but it was something special and out of the ordinary.

I believe I used Acronis Disk Director Suite amongst other things. Give that a try. Let us know how it goes.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
Well i can't get Acronis Disk Director Suite to install, it says it was interrupted, so i'm still back to where i was....
 

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Windows 7
Give disk management a try, within Windows 7. Type it into the start menu search box.

Then delete any partitions on the drive. Then format the entire volume to FAT32.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
tried, that only got me into the 31 gig partitions, i anything larger than that makes me go NTFS
 

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OS
Windows 7
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