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How to format the USB device with partition more than 32GB
If the USB device partition is more than 32GB, and it can't be format to FAT32 by Window system, you con format
it to FAT32 by following these steps:
1.
Download a copy of fat32format.zip from http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/download/fat32format.zip, Extract
the single EXE file to somewhere suitable, like C:\.
2.
Click "Start ► Run" and enter
cmd
When the command prompt opens, type this - C:\ is the place you extracted the exe file to.
CD C:\
Press enter and then type this. You need to replace f: with the drive letter you are trying to format.
fat32format f:
You should see this displayed
Warning ALL data on drive 'f' will be lost irretrievably, are you sure (y/n)
Now when it says this, it really means it. If you format the boot sector, FATs and root directory will be filled with
zeros. Type y and hit return if you are sure to format.
You should see this displayed
... ...
Initialising reserved sectors and FATs...
Done
This means that all has gone according to plan, and the USB device has been formatted to FAT32.
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