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Should I Format my RT Controller to FAT or FAT32 File System?

Primary Software: LabVIEW Modules>>Real-Time Module
Primary Software Version: 8.0
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software: N/A
Hardware: PXI/CompactPCI>>Controllers>>PXI-8145 RT

Problem: I am formating the non-volatile memory [i.e Hard Disk or Compact Flash] of my RT controller and I have 3 options for the file sytem format: FAT, FAT32 or NTFS. Which one should I choose?

Solution:
LabVIEW RT will not work with NTFS file system and hence should not be selected.
Compact Flash Based RT controllers such as PXI-8145 should be formatted into FAT file system.
Any Non-Compact flash based RT controllers should be formatted into FAT32 file system.

Note: FAT file system is also known as FAT16

Related Links:
KnowledgeBase 2WNCGUQS. How Do I Install a CompactFlash Card in my 814X or PCI-7041?

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Report Date: 05/09/2006
Last Updated: 05/09/2006
Document ID: 3X8C1M7U

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