win98 max hd capacity?

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There are various kinds of limits that you should be concerned with. Win98 supports FAT16 and FAT32.

"FAT16 has a 2GB file size limit, FAT32 has 4GB [file size] as its limit"

"FAT16 has a 4GB limit on partition size, whereas FAT32 has a 2TB limit on partition size"




resources:

BIOS and OS Limits on Large Hard Disks:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:aImuY0NfIk8J:www.geocities.com/thestarman3/asm/mbr/Limits.html=en

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/MSDOS/Q_20343072.html

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/38803/38803.html

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp
 
Go to the HD Manufacture website and download a utility to format Large Hard Drives with Fat 32 .I have 80 gig HD`s that im running 98 on .
 
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