DJMAG Review of the Denon DN-HD2500

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or anyone how will I then reformat my external drive from NTFS to Fat 32. Is their a program or something which will do this for me? Help!!!

Excellent revue and this unit is my saving grace for the future.
 
**You cannot reformat it without losing everything** (or so I'm told, I'm too scared to try haha)

1) Hook up your drive
2) Go to 'my computer'
3) Right click on it and click 'Format...'
4) Change it to FAT32 and click 'start'

Never done it myself, but this is what to do :)

Happy Formatting
 
I would buy another external, set it up for FAT32, and then transfer from on to the other.

Either that or transfer everything to your PC, format external, set it up for FAT32, and transfer your files back.
 
jfactor1 said:
I would buy another external, set it up for FAT32, and then transfer from on to the other.

Either that or transfer everything to your PC, format external, set it up for FAT32, and transfer your files back.
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Exactly if you have the hard drive space on your computer that's the way to go.
 
Just to be clear, if your computer's "C" drive is NTFS, you can copy those files with no problem to our FAT32 HD2500 or any other USB FAT32 device.

Dont format your C drive, yikes!
 
I understand but you mentioned that if we added an external to the HD-2500 it has to be formatted to Fat -32 So Im trying to find out how to transfer a HD full of NTFS formatted files to then make it Fat32 files.
 
Jon Tuck said:
I understand but you mentioned that if we added an external to the HD-2500 it has to be formatted to Fat -32 So Im trying to find out how to transfer a HD full of NTFS formatted files to then make it Fat32 files.
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New USB drives are usually FAT32 from the shop.
Windows 98, 2000 can format to FAT32, but not XP :sqfrown:
You have to find a 3rd party boot up disc (freeware) for Windows XP to format FAT32 from Windows XP....Google it
 
my external drives were fat 32 but to use them with my laptop they were reformatted . All I want to do is reformat them back to Fat 32. Then direct the music to them. But then my laptop wont be able to read it right?
 
Jon Tuck said:
my external drives were fat 32 but to use them with my laptop they were reformatted . All I want to do is reformat them back to Fat 32. Then direct the music to them. But then my laptop wont be able to read it right?
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No, your laptop will read both formats with no problem> NTFS/FAT32
 
okay so once more I must find a program to format one drive to Fat32 for the HD2500 to be able to read..Correct? I then need to know if anyone knows of such a program to reformat that external for HD2500 use.
 
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