Hacking Got a 4tb external hdd formatted as fat 32 and mbr

[Deleted User]

As the title says I figured out how to use the full 4tb with wii and gamecube games shout to all members of the wii message board which I searched through till I figured it out. BIG THANKS to everyone on the wii board.

 

[Deleted User]

I got the wii for $10 and it works perfect just scratched to shit nothing a vinyl cover wont fix

 

[Shadow#1]

not possible at FAT32 has a 2TB limit

 

[Deleted User]

not possible at FAT32 has a 2TB limit

it is quite possible you calling me a liar i have a 4k 4 tb western digital drive those can be converted to mbr in ease us partition manager then format drive with fat32 format and it let me format drive while retaining mbr and wbfs and gamecube load fine off of 4tb external. Played over 100 games last night. You want more proof pictures maybe? Since you have done no research and called me a liar.

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https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-use-a-4tb-disk-with-usb-loaders.423975/ go to Clutz450 post it helped me.

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also see here https://gbatemp.net/threads/3tb-4tb-5tb-or-6tb-drives-with-vwii-usb-loader-gx-nintendont.429374/

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it is quite possible you calling me a liar i have a 4k 4 tb western digital drive those can be converted to mbr in ease us partition manager then format drive with fat32 format and it let me format drive while retaining mbr and wbfs and gamecube load fine off of 4tb external. Played over 100 games last night. You want more proof pictures maybe? Since you have done no research and called me a liar.

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https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-use-a-4tb-disk-with-usb-loaders.423975/ go to Clutz450 post it helped me.

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also see here https://gbatemp.net/threads/3tb-4tb-5tb-or-6tb-drives-with-vwii-usb-loader-gx-nintendont.429374/

I have a collection of gamecube and wii games and im using a regular wii with gamecube ports

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heres the pic

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heres one more buddy

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I Thank people and get accused of lying gtf outta here with that bs just cause I figured somthing out you couldn't.

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You can apologize anytime for making a fool of yourself your no expert lmaooooo

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Nintendont works by itself or with usb gx loader wii games run through usb gx loader

 

[Captain_N]

well ill be. MBR is supposed to only go as high as 2tb.
Fat32 will work on that 3.63 TB partition. Provided GPT is used.
MBR cant have a single size partition larger then 2 TB.
Can you provide a screen shot of the partition type?
It should be GPT.
I like your windows 7 usage. I still use windows 7. I prefer it over 10.

 

[Deleted User]

well ill be. MBR is supposed to only go as high as 2tb.
Fat32 will work on that 3.63 TB partition. Provided GPT is used.
MBR cant have a single size partition larger then 2 TB.
Can you provide a screen shot of the partition type?
It should be GPT.
I like your windows 7 usage. I still use windows 7. I prefer it over 10.

Sure can I will open ease us partition hold on one minute

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here you go sir

 

[Captain_N]

well look at that lol. Interesting. I wish i had a 4tb drive not in my server to test.

 

[Deleted User]

well look at that lol. Interesting. I wish i had a 4tb drive not in my server to test.

i have heard it doesn't work with all external hdd drives but recent wd externals do work cause thats what I have and read i dont have another external to try my 6tb is filled up with installed xbox one games oh yeah and windows 10 sucks imo love my windows 7

 

[Captain_N]

i have heard it doesn't work with all external hdd drives but recent wd externals do work cause thats what I have and read i dont have another external to try my 6tb is filled up with installed xbox one games

I'm reading that 8tb seems to be fat32's limit. By atleast the calculations and cluster sizes. there is a 10tb external for sale at bestbuy for like $190. not sure if its still up

 

[Deleted User]

I'm reading that 8tb seems to be fat32's limit. By atleast the calculations and cluster sizes. there is a 10tb external for sale at bestbuy for like $190. not sure if its still up

i have read up to 16 tb works as long as the drive has 4k somthing idk if its clusters or what

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i have read up to 16 tb works as long as the drive has 4k somthing idk if its clusters or what

this explains it https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=24338

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also this http://products.wdc.com/library/WhitePapers/ENG/2579-771430.pdf

 

[Captain_N]

i have read up to 16 tb works as long as the drive has 4k somthing idk if its clusters or what

Yep cluster sizes matter. Homebrew needs to be written to properly handle all sizes. some loaders dont like fat32 with different cluster sizes other then the common like 4k.

 

[Deleted User]

Yep cluster sizes matter. Homebrew needs to be written to properly handle all sizes. some loaders dont like fat32 with different cluster sizes other then the common like 4k.

finally someone who knows what they are talking about. And thank you for not just out right dismissing me like the expert

 

[Captain_N]

finally someone who knows what they are talking about. And thank you for not just out right dismissing me like the expert

No problem. I did not relize fat32 could go that high.
I remember back in the day with the 137GB drive size limitations but 48bit LBA fixed that. as well as software.

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

Wow,thats exciting.Maybe this can bring a little light in the "not possible" thing:

"Some large USB drives have a feature in the controller that "translates" the disk sector size to 4096 bytes (instead of 512). This increases the 32 bit addressable space eightfold, so would make the size limit for MBR disks 16 Tb (instead of 2 Tb) and possibly would do allow the same for FAT32 partitions (I've never tried it). I have a disk that behaves like this - an external Seagate/Samsung 3 Tb drive. The advantage is it can be used with old OS's that don't work with GPT, like XP. The disadvantage is it breaks compatibility with some programs, e.g. Windows 7 Backup won't work with a drive with 4K sectors, period."

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/670297/how-to-format-a-4tb-drive-as-fat32/