[Ham-Computers] RE: FAT32, How many partitions?

[Philip]

Thank you Aaron,
Phil

The largest FAT32 partition I worked with was 127GB, which was near the
BIOS limit on that particular system (137GB).  Remember, it's not just
the OS that might limit the partition size, but BIOS might also be a
limiting factor.  Luckily, BIOS' in the past few years can handle more
than 137GB (the former limit).

For the technical skinny on FAT32 and Windows XP, check here:

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463


As to number of partitions, I believe the max number of "physical"
partitions is 4.  However, you can create "logical" partitions within
the "extended" partition type.  IIRC, the number of logical partitions
is only limited by the OS and the number of drive identifiers (e.g.
drive letters).

73,

  - Aaron Hsu, NN6O