Formatting as FAT16?

@cameo-6SsUnY • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Hi,

I wanted to format an SDCard with a FAT16 file system.But when i put it in my pc to do that,i could fine FAT and FAT32 formats in the format window.

any clues how to do it? any 3rd party s/ws?

or are both FAT and FAT16 the same?

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MaRo

@maro-Ce3knx • Aug 8, 2007

Use software like #-Link-Snipped-#

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cameo

@cameo-6SsUnY • Aug 9, 2007

thats not working out.
Partition magic is not detecting the SD card at all..

ne crazy engineers out tehr?
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 9, 2007

I was wondering if Windows allows partitions to be created on removable drives. Only primary partition is allowed. Correct me if I'm wrong.

-The Big K-
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cameo

@cameo-6SsUnY • Aug 10, 2007

i too think so.it doesnt allow partition .
but i wanna format the card.When i put the card to format ,it asks the system type either FAT or FAT32.But i wanna do it as FAT16..
I heard that FAT and FAT16 are the same..
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Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Aug 21, 2007

Ya know, there is such thing as FAT12. But it's usually used for floppy disks and small partitioned stuff (less than 16MB). It's a legacy tech.. so I'm guessing since you only have two options of FAT and FAT32, the first refers to FAT16.

Check out #-Link-Snipped-# for the details.

Here's a SD card formatter software from Panasonic: #-Link-Snipped-#

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Anil Jain

@CrazyBoy • Aug 22, 2007

cameo
i too think so.it doesnt allow partition .
but i wanna format the card.When i put the card to format ,it asks the system type either FAT or FAT32.But i wanna do it as FAT16..
I heard that FAT and FAT16 are the same..
Cameo, Windows doesn't allow partition of removable disks. Till we use a third party tool.

Hope that FAT and FAT16 are the same.. you may try this... may possible it will not work, but definitely It wont hamper anything too....

--Cra:sshhh:zy
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chinkipradeep

@chinkipradeep-QR14Xk • Aug 25, 2007

😁To all my friends out here i want to correct u and provide the solution for formating with fat 16 without using any other tool then window...
yes window provide a hidden tool which allows you to format removable drvies just go to
control panel--administrative tools--computer management--storage--disk management u will get list of all storing devices connected to ur pc right clcik on 1 u want to format chose file type then format it is done no need to have any 3rd party software😁

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