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Q122224: Format Limits Stripe Sets to 4 GB

Article: Q122224
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

3.10 3.50

WINDOWS

kbother kbbug3.10 kbfix3.50.sp2

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you configure a hard disk drive that is larger than 4 GB as a stripe set,
with or without parity and format the disk drive from Disk Administrator or at
the Command Prompt, the disk capacity is incorrectly shown as 4 GB.


CAUSE
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The FTDISK.SYS driver limits stripe sets to 4 GB.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Advanced Server
version 3.1 and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the
latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on
obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 fault tolerance

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