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How do I format my 8 gig usb drive to FAT/FAT16 in Windows 7?
I already tried FORMAT /FS:FAT, DISKPART, Disk Management and HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. Do I really need to buy a smaller capacity drive? Can't a formatting tool ignore the area beyond 2GB? (My Asus netbook's BIOS update requires the usb is in FAT16 and I ...

Format 4GB USB flashdisk to 2GB FAT16
I need FAT16 partition for Computer recovery process - (be able to access it form DOS) and I have only 2 pieces of 4GB flash. I can't format 4GB to FAT16 with 512 B allocation unit (and with more it won't be supported by DOS) Windows doesn't let me to delete and re...

Formatting a USB to FAT16 on Moblin or Ubuntu NBR
Trying to format a USB to FAT16 on Moblin or Ubuntu NBR Why? FAT16 apparently needed while following this tutorial on creating a Parted Magic LiveUSB http://partedmagic.com/documen...

Mac OS X - rmdir fails with "Operation not permitted" for a folder created by a PC on a removable drive
Hello. I have a problem (using Mac OS X 10.5.8) with the access rights of a folder that was presumably created by a virus on a disk-on-key drive when I used it with a PC. I can't remove the folder or change it's name. In Finder's Info window the Lock box is unchecked and uncheckab...

Flash drive doesn't mount on mac
I've got two different USB flash drives which are formatted MS-DOS(FAT-16). When I plug each into my MacBook Pro (running MacOS 10.6 - Snow Leopard), they don't mount. I can see them using Disk Utility. When I run an Ubuntu VM inside of VMWare Fusion, Ubuntu has no trouble mounting these either....

Minimum volume size for FAT16?
What are the theoretical and practical minimum sizes for a FAT16 volume? I'm trying to determine the smallest Flash-chip size that can handle a FAT16 FS. Thanks! ...

Can Windows XP or Windows Vista Read and Write FAT16?
As title states, can Windows Vista or Windows XP read/write FAT16 filesystems. Are there any special tricks to being able to do this without much trouble? I'm designing a hobby project and I'm trying to decided if FAT32 is worth the extra cost. I'm aware of the size restrictions, ...