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    NTFS on W3j?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by earthdan, Jul 4, 2006.

  1. earthdan

    earthdan Notebook Consultant

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    Just wondering if it would be possible and if so, a good idea, to convert just my c drive partition(the one thats 55 GB) to ntfs. So I would have c in ntfs, d in fat32, plus the recovery partition. I'm not sure if its possible or if its even a good idea to do this. Or should I just convert the whole thing. I am aware that NTFS is more secure and doesnt need to be defragged. Does this mean it will be faster if it doesnt get all fragged up? I really just want the HDD to be fastest on the partition where all my programs are running from, to maximize performance.
    thanks
    Dan
     
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  2. SRD

    SRD Notebook Virtuoso

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    there is no reason at all to keep fat 32. NTFS is a better file system.
    o convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt

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    Open Command Prompt. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.

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    In the command prompt window, type: convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs

    For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format drive D: with the ntfs format. You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with this command.

    then it will ask if you want to unmount drive say no. then it will say do you want to do on reboot say yes.
     
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  3. earthdan

    earthdan Notebook Consultant

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    Ok sounds good- everybody seems to like ntfs wherever I've looked. Will this affect the audio dj feature and recovery partition? And how long will it take so I know what to expect. thanks SRD
    Dan
     
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  4. naszero

    naszero Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Don't think it will effect audio dj. You can have different partitions with different file tables, so you can convert C to NTFS and keep the recovery paritition the same. However, I believe if you run a recovery from the partition, it will recover everything back to factory FAT32.
     
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    royrules22 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    The W3J came with a script on the desktop that automatically converted both partitions to NFTS.
     
    royrules22, Jul 4, 2006
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