How do i get FAT? Can i download it?

Mandles

I need to format a memory card to FAT and not FAT 32 which it looks like it is. I don't understand much of this but can someone give me an idiot guide on how to do this please as i need it done this evening. Thanks so much if you can help.

free4440273

do u actually mean format from FAT to NTFS

[Deleted User]

Well it can only be FAT 12, 16 or 32 and FAT 12 and 16 are pretty much obsolete now.

vyseyboy

If you've got a memory card reader or can put it in a camera etc and get it up as a drive letter in windows, then right click it in "My Computer" select format, then select "FAT" in the "File System" drop down menu.

FAT is still used quite a lot for flash memory, cameras, mp3 players.

Is it for modding an Xbox, perchance?

Mandles

I have it in a memory card reader and when I Click removable disk it shows FAT 32 but apparently what i need to download onto it needs to be FAT .

Mandles

vyseyboy wrote: »

If you've got a memory card reader or can put it in a camera etc and get it up as a drive letter in windows, then right click it in "My Computer" select format, then select "FAT" in the "File System" drop down menu.

FAT is still used quite a lot for flash memory, cameras, mp3 players.

Is it for modding an Xbox, perchance?

I got to where you are saying but the only drop down is FAT 32 .And nope, not an xbox mod.

BritBrat

I think you can do it with "mkdosfs"

BUT BE VERY CAREFULL

DO NOT SELECT THE WRONG DRIVE


http://www1.mager.org/mkdosfs/

Example code:

mkdosfs -v G:
G: being the SD card drive letter on the PC in my case.

MANUAL: http://www1.mager.org/mkdosfs/mkdosfs/mkdosfs.txt

-F FAT-size

---

Specifies the type of file allocation tables used (12, 16 or 32
bit). If nothing is specified, mkdosfs will automatically
select between 12 and 16 bit, whatever fits better for the
filesystem size. 32 bit FAT (FAT32 format) must (still) be
selected explicitly if you want it.

vyseyboy

Hmm. I haven't heard of that before.

Ok, you could also try Start > Run > type "diskmgmt.msc"

Then select your drive (double check it's the correct one,) right click it, select format, and select "FAT" from the drop down menu as before... although I;ve got a bad feeling it might not be there either.

Mandles

BritBrat wrote: »

I think you can do it with "mkdosfs"

BUT BE VERY CAREFULL

DO NOT SELECT THE WRONG DRIVE


http://www1.mager.org/mkdosfs/

Example code:

mkdosfs -v G:
G: being the SD card drive letter on the PC in my case.

It is g drive on mine to. so is there an actual exact link(worried i might kill the computer)

Mandles

vyseyboy wrote: »

Hmm. I haven't heard of that before.

Ok, you could also try Start > Run > type "diskmgmt.msc"

Then select your drive (double check it's the correct one,) right click it, select format, and select "FAT" from the drop down menu as before... although I;ve got a bad feeling it might not be there either.

Thank you. It is now FAT .Many thanks

brodev

I had a similar problem when I was wanting to format a 4GB card for my Tomtom. Eventually I downloaded and used from the following. http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/sd_formatter.html