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  • Manually setting cluster size during format?

    Howdy all. As the title implies, I am looking for a way to set the cluster size when I format a drive. I did it before but I can't remember how.

    This is going to be on a 2x40 gig raid 0 array. I plan on testing a wide variety of cluster/stripe combos to see which offers the best performance, anyone have any suggestions?

    Also, big thanks to agallag, without him I would have smashed this damn computer into a million little pieces before I got to this point.

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    FORMAT drive: /Z:n formats a FAT32 drive with a cluster size of n times 512
    Bytes. Meaning:
    drive: = your hard drive letter: C:, D:, E:... etc.
    n = number of sectors per cluster multiplied by 512 (cluster size in Bytes).
    Examples:
    n = 1 creates a 512 Bytes cluster;
    n = 2 creates a 1024 Bytes (1 KB) cluster;
    n = ? creates a ? x 512 = ???? Bytes (???? bytes : 1024 = ? KB) cluster.
    You can modify the size of the allocation units (sectors) on a FAT32 drive to
    your heart desire.
    WARNING: It is recommended NOT to change the default cluster size, because
    some programs such as disk-repair/anti-virus tools might STOP
    working properly!
    If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

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    • #3
      I know these for sure:

      4 KB: Format x:
      8 KB: Format x: /z:16
      16 KB: Format x: /z:32

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