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    Best way to partition an HDD for FAT32?

    The problem I was experiencing when I started the thread was indeed finding something, other than the disk utilities found in Mac OS X or in Windows, to partition and format our 8TB HDD via the FAT32 file system. i didn't know about the Asus router part until I made the second post. Speaking...
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    Best way to partition an HDD for FAT32?

    Even after following the written instructions from Western Digital -- which were written around Disk Utility in Mac OS X -- we couldn't get the WD 8TB HDD to parse the drive into four equal FAT32 partitions. Finally, after much trial and error, I employed iPartition to do the job...and, in case...
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    Best way to partition an HDD for FAT32?

    We purchased a Western Digital (WD) Gold 8TB HDD to use in our external Disk Dock. I'd like to partition the HDD into (4) 2TB FAT32 partitions, but the Disk Utility in Mac OS X 10.11.X and 10.12.X doesn't seem capable of this. IAW the WD website, FAT32 has a 4TB max partition limit, so I would...
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    Can a LAN sub for NAS?

    degrub .... Thanks for the information. The Plug-n-Play Disks Compatibility List was particularly informative because the Disk Dock I linked the thread to in the OP has now been connected to one of MBPs and was found to be formatted for ex-FAT, which, according to the list, is not supported by...
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    Can a LAN sub for NAS?

    I was thinking about the formatting of the two USB devices in question this morning. I know that the USB thumb drive (TD) is an older device, so I'm pretty sure that it's not a USB 3.0 version. I am sure, however, that it's formatted for the FAT32 file system. Both of the USB ports on the Asus...
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    Can a LAN sub for NAS?

    Hello LAN Board, As we're generally short on funds, it was decided to make the best out what we have to create an audio "digital jukebox." Those who aren't short on funds tend to utilize NAS to store their digital music - especially those with large music collections - but we were thinking...
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    Hello from the Berkshires

    The only reason I'm new to the SNBF is because I never knew about it. I look forward to reading and learning all I can here. :) Have a good one, Okla
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