Format Seagate External Hard Drive To Fat32
How to convert IDE drive from NTFS to FAT32 file system?
I am using Windows XP operating system, if its easy to solve this problem in Linux it is still welcome. “HDD media player support FAT32 format Hard Drive only.”
I have 300 Gb IDE hard drive in NTFS format, Seagate st3300622A and P/N: 9BD044-304. Even though I’m told that HDD media player support FAT32 format hard drive only. I use this disc in external HDD media player and use USB cable to transfer files from my computer into the hard disc drive with no problem.
The trouble begins when I try to connect hdd media player to TV and watch or play files from television using AV ports as specified, I get the message “no disc” from the screen but hdd remote works fine with television.
Any idea what to do, please!
Do I have to convert the disc in the HDD media player (NTFS) to FAT32?
And how is the conversion done, under partition I only have NTFS option to select ?
After conversion, will I still be able to access the disc in HDD media player from my computer through USB cable?
If you’re willing to wipe out the info on the disk, it’s fairly simple: Just right click the drive in My Computer, and choose “Format”–then select “Fat32″ from the drop down menu. This will erase all data on the disk, so make sure it’s the correct drive!
If you want to preserve the data on the disk, although Windows XP has a utility to convert from Fat32 to NTFS, it doesen’t allow you to convert back. Some partition manager software like Partition Magic might be able to do it.
But an easier way might be to just copy all of the files on the HDD Media player onto your main hard drive, then format the HDD Media Player Drive to Fat32, then copy all of the files back onto it.
Hope that helps. Good luck.