my computer is somewhat has both formats,,
my drive C: w/c is 15 g is FAT
while my drive D is 30+ g is NFTS,, i'm using it, and it seems ok.
is this tolerable, i mean, is there probability that my sys would not suite its full performance bcoz of the difference,, like in gaming, or in other applications,, or could this difference crash my system?
2007-03-18 21:36:09 · 6 answers · asked by jhust b 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
No Man. Definitely Not. I hope u are using FAT32 and not FAT16. What ever it is it will not crash your system
2007-03-18 21:40:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fat 32 is faster but not as crash proof as NTFS the combination will not cause a crash but for best reliability I would tend to suggest that you us NTFS on both drives or at least swap the order, the C drive is normally your boot drive and contains your operating system which is the factor that normally does the crashing so if anything you should be running your C drive as NTFS and the D drive as Fat 32 just the reverse of how your's are set
2007-03-18 21:51:57 · answer #2 · answered by wyzrdofahs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having different formats on your system will not affect the way it operates. NTFS is more secure then FAT due to the nature in which the data is stored and NTFS files can be locked unlike FAT. I have a system that has 1 HDD with 3 partitions, 1 NTFS, 1 FAT32 and 1 that is ext2 for Linux and they all work fine.
2007-03-18 21:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by Mortis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NTFS is not lots of times faster than FAT, but it is more reliable.
If you use Windows XP, it's recommended to upgrade your C drive to NTFS as well.
You can read up on this on the net, but you can do it yourself too:
1) find the properties of the C-drive (open My Computer -> right click on C-drive -> properties), then 'Extra' and click 'check now'.
Check your C drive. If there are no errors, proceed to step 2.
2) via start -> run, type 'cmd'. In the box, type:
convert c: /FS:NTFS
to convert your C-drive to NTFS.
If it claims you have to reboot at some point to continue or finish the procedure, do so.
2007-03-18 21:55:08 · answer #4 · answered by mgerben 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NTFS is faster and more stable than FAT.
More importantly, Win XP/2000/2003 security is only fully functional with NTFS.volumes.
2007-03-19 00:51:05 · answer #5 · answered by nnucklehedd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FAT* is the old microsoft file system. NFTS is the newer, reportedly faster one. Thats all.
2007-03-18 21:43:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋