I got my Acer c303Xmi pre fat 32 partitioned, i dont want 2 partitions i only
want one. I know i can span NTFS, but i do not know how to do so with Fat32,
and i do not know how to convert the drive to NTFS...

Please help me eliminate the partition

Cheers

Quintin

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Owner of:
- The Technology Store Australia
- 2x Athlon 64 systems
- two tablet PCs - Toshiba M200 and the Acer c303Xmi
Beta tester of Office 11, Win update...

I don't think you can span FAT volumes. To convert FAT to NTFS, do this:
- Click Start / Help / Search tab
- Type Convert NTFS
- Read the detailed instructions


"Quintin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I got my Acer c303Xmi pre fat 32 partitioned, i dont want 2 partitions i
only
> want one. I know i can span NTFS, but i do not know how to do so with
Fat32,
> and i do not know how to convert the drive to NTFS...
>
> Please help me eliminate the partition
>
> Cheers
>
> Quintin
>
> --
> Quintin Rares
> MVP wannabe
> Owner of:
> - The Technology Store Australia
> - 2x Athlon 64 systems
> - two tablet PCs - Toshiba M200 and the Acer c303Xmi
> Beta tester of Office 11, Win update...

"Quintin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4B5C8234-04F5-4657-86F0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I got my Acer c303Xmi pre fat 32 partitioned, i dont want 2 partitions i
>only
> want one. I know i can span NTFS, but i do not know how to do so with
> Fat32,
> and i do not know how to convert the drive to NTFS...
>
> Please help me eliminate the partition
>
> Cheers
>
> Quintin
>

Even with NTFS you can't span the system volume that was created during
installation. You will need some 3rd party software. Here is one option:

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing.../diskdirector/

Kerry



> --
> Quintin Rares
> MVP wannabe
> Owner of:
> - The Technology Store Australia
> - 2x Athlon 64 systems
> - two tablet PCs - Toshiba M200 and the Acer c303Xmi
> Beta tester of Office 11, Win update...

Hi, Quintin.

To convert FAT32 to NTFS is easy, using Convert.exe, as Pegasus said.

Combining 2 partitions into one is not so easy - and it has nothing to do
with FAT vs. NTFS. Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) will create, delete and
format volumes, and DiskPart.exe (used VERY carefully!) can Extend a volume
into contiguous unallocated space. But Microsoft doesn't sell anything
that will shrink, split or combine basic volumes.

So you have just two real options:

1. Invest your time - backup/repartition/reformat/restore, or

2. Invest your money - Partition Magic or something similar.

RC
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San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP

"Quintin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4B5C8234-04F5-4657-86F0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I got my Acer c303Xmi pre fat 32 partitioned, i dont want 2 partitions i
>only
> want one. I know i can span NTFS, but i do not know how to do so with
> Fat32,
> and i do not know how to convert the drive to NTFS...
>
> Please help me eliminate the partition
>
> Cheers
>
> Quintin
>
> --
> Quintin Rares
> MVP wannabe
> Owner of:
> - The Technology Store Australia
> - 2x Athlon 64 systems
> - two tablet PCs - Toshiba M200 and the Acer c303Xmi
> Beta tester of Office 11, Win update...