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can't defrag or scandisk drive D
I keep getting a windows doesn't have enough memory error
when I try to defrag or run scandisk for my D drive. It will scan my drive, C and E but not D. Not even in DOS, I typed A:\scandisk D: and it says it's the wrong command. I need to defrag and run scandisk on that drive soon and I don't know what to do. I have only the major programs running like maybe 5 and I even cut some of them down and I still get a memory error. Please help!!! |
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can't defrag or scandisk drive D
Hi John,
This error message can be caused by a non standard cluster size for a disk partition. To check the cluster size, run Chkdsk at the DOS prompt and look for "Bytes in each allocation unit" and "Total disk space" then compare it with the table below. The following tables lists the default cluster sizes used by the FAT32 file system. Partition size Cluster size ----------------------------------------------------------- 512 MB to 8,191 MB 4 KB 8,192 MB to 16,383 MB 8 KB 16,384 MB to 32,767 MB 16 KB Larger than 32,768 MB 32 KB Description of Default Cluster Sizes for FAT32 File System http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q192/3/22.asp Your computer does not have enough free memory to defrag or run Scandisk http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q229/1/54.asp Solutions: 1. Return the system the builder and have them reset the cluster size. They should be able to do it without loosing all the data on the drive. 2. Use Fdisk to remove all the partitions on the drive loosing all data and recreate them and do a clean install of Windows. 3. Reset the cluster size using Partition Magic. If you don't have it, it will cost you. No free trial. In Partition Magic: Go to operations/advanced/resize clusters. PowerQuest PartitionMagic - Product Information: http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/index.html 4. Reset a non-default cluster size using BootIt NG (BING) from Terabyte A full featured 30 day free trial of BING can be downloaded at http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ IMPORTANT: There is a slight possibility of data loss, so it's recommended to back-up all important data before proceeding. If the partition with the incorrect cluster size is the partition where BING is installed, this operation will need to be preformed using the BING floppy disk. Install BING is not necessary to perform this function. Skip the install and enter Maintenance mode. 1) Download and extract the BOOTITNG.ZIP file to its own directory. 2) Change to the directory used in step 1. 3) Type BOOTITNG then press enter or Windows users can double click on BOOTITNG.EXE. 4) If you have accepted the terms, select the correct diskette drive from the menu and press enter. You will be prompted to insert the diskette and press enter when ready. 5) Insert the diskette in to the correct diskette drive and press enter. After about a minute it will confirm either that the installation diskette was created or that the diskette is bad. 6) If the diskette was bad, get a new formatted diskette and repeat the appropriate steps; otherwise, you're done with step one. Boot from the Installation Diskette 1) Make sure your system boot up sequence is A:/C: and not C:/A:. This information is found in the CMOS setup. You should also disable the boot sector virus protection option. If you leave the virus protection option enabled then it will just get in the way. 2) Shut down and turn off your computer. 3) Insert the BootIt NG installation diskette in your A: drive then turn on your computer. 4) If your system boots up as it normally does, see step 1, otherwise BootIt NG will start to load from the diskette. Start BING and click on Maintenance. Click on Partition Work Select the partition with the incorrect cluster size Click Resize then OK ("Checking for errors" will appear) Click Resize Without changing the size of the partition A Warning to back-up all important data will be displayed The resulting cluster size will also be displayed Click Continue When completed, click Close and Close again Reboot and that should do it. -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "John" wrote I keep getting a windows doesn't have enough memory error when I try to defrag or run scandisk for my D drive. It will scan my drive, C and E but not D. Not even in DOS, I typed A:\scandisk D: and it says it's the wrong command. I need to defrag and run scandisk on that drive soon and I don't know what to do. I have only the major programs running like maybe 5 and I even cut some of them down and I still get a memory error. Please help!!! |
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can't defrag or scandisk drive D
Thanks, the cluster size was too small. I thought when
you resize the partition it automatically set things. Now it's working great........thanks! John This error message can be caused by a non standard cluster size for a disk partition. To check the cluster size, run Chkdsk at the DOS prompt and look for "Bytes in each allocation unit" and "Total disk space" then compare it with the table below. The following tables lists the default cluster sizes used by the FAT32 file system. Partition size Cluster size ------------------------------------------------------- ---- 512 MB to 8,191 MB 4 KB 8,192 MB to 16,383 MB 8 KB 16,384 MB to 32,767 MB 16 KB Larger than 32,768 MB 32 KB Description of Default Cluster Sizes for FAT32 File System http://support.microsoft.com/support...cles/q192/3/22 ..asp Your computer does not have enough free memory to defrag or run Scandisk http://support.microsoft.com/support...cles/q229/1/54 ..asp Solutions: 1. Return the system the builder and have them reset the cluster size. They should be able to do it without loosing all the data on the drive. 2. Use Fdisk to remove all the partitions on the drive loosing all data and recreate them and do a clean install of Windows. 3. Reset the cluster size using Partition Magic. If you don't have it, it will cost you. No free trial. In Partition Magic: Go to operations/advanced/resize clusters. PowerQuest PartitionMagic - Product Information: http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/index.html 4. Reset a non-default cluster size using BootIt NG (BING) from Terabyte A full featured 30 day free trial of BING can be downloaded at http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ IMPORTANT: There is a slight possibility of data loss, so it's recommended to back-up all important data before proceeding. If the partition with the incorrect cluster size is the partition where BING is installed, this operation will need to be preformed using the BING floppy disk. Install BING is not necessary to perform this function. Skip the install and enter Maintenance mode. 1) Download and extract the BOOTITNG.ZIP file to its own directory. 2) Change to the directory used in step 1. 3) Type BOOTITNG then press enter or Windows users can double click on BOOTITNG.EXE. 4) If you have accepted the terms, select the correct diskette drive from the menu and press enter. You will be prompted to insert the diskette and press enter when ready. 5) Insert the diskette in to the correct diskette drive and press enter. After about a minute it will confirm either that the installation diskette was created or that the diskette is bad. 6) If the diskette was bad, get a new formatted diskette and repeat the appropriate steps; otherwise, you're done with step one. Boot from the Installation Diskette 1) Make sure your system boot up sequence is A:/C: and not C:/A:. This information is found in the CMOS setup. You should also disable the boot sector virus protection option. If you leave the virus protection option enabled then it will just get in the way. 2) Shut down and turn off your computer. 3) Insert the BootIt NG installation diskette in your A: drive then turn on your computer. 4) If your system boots up as it normally does, see step 1, otherwise BootIt NG will start to load from the diskette. Start BING and click on Maintenance. Click on Partition Work Select the partition with the incorrect cluster size Click Resize then OK ("Checking for errors" will appear) Click Resize Without changing the size of the partition A Warning to back-up all important data will be displayed The resulting cluster size will also be displayed Click Continue When completed, click Close and Close again Reboot and that should do it. -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "John" wrote I keep getting a windows doesn't have enough memory error when I try to defrag or run scandisk for my D drive. It will scan my drive, C and E but not D. Not even in DOS, I typed A:\scandisk D: and it says it's the wrong command. I need to defrag and run scandisk on that drive soon and I don't know what to do. I have only the major programs running like maybe 5 and I even cut some of them down and I still get a memory error. Please help!!! . |
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can't defrag or scandisk drive D
How did you resize the partition ?
"John" wrote in message ... Thanks, the cluster size was too small. I thought when you resize the partition it automatically set things. Now it's working great........thanks! John This error message can be caused by a non standard cluster size for a disk partition. To check the cluster size, run Chkdsk at the DOS prompt and look for "Bytes in each allocation unit" and "Total disk space" then compare it with the table below. The following tables lists the default cluster sizes used by the FAT32 file system. Partition size Cluster size ------------------------------------------------------- ---- 512 MB to 8,191 MB 4 KB 8,192 MB to 16,383 MB 8 KB 16,384 MB to 32,767 MB 16 KB Larger than 32,768 MB 32 KB Description of Default Cluster Sizes for FAT32 File System http://support.microsoft.com/support...cles/q192/3/22 .asp Your computer does not have enough free memory to defrag or run Scandisk http://support.microsoft.com/support...cles/q229/1/54 .asp Solutions: 1. Return the system the builder and have them reset the cluster size. They should be able to do it without loosing all the data on the drive. 2. Use Fdisk to remove all the partitions on the drive loosing all data and recreate them and do a clean install of Windows. 3. Reset the cluster size using Partition Magic. If you don't have it, it will cost you. No free trial. In Partition Magic: Go to operations/advanced/resize clusters. PowerQuest PartitionMagic - Product Information: http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/index.html 4. Reset a non-default cluster size using BootIt NG (BING) from Terabyte A full featured 30 day free trial of BING can be downloaded at http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ IMPORTANT: There is a slight possibility of data loss, so it's recommended to back-up all important data before proceeding. If the partition with the incorrect cluster size is the partition where BING is installed, this operation will need to be preformed using the BING floppy disk. Install BING is not necessary to perform this function. Skip the install and enter Maintenance mode. 1) Download and extract the BOOTITNG.ZIP file to its own directory. 2) Change to the directory used in step 1. 3) Type BOOTITNG then press enter or Windows users can double click on BOOTITNG.EXE. 4) If you have accepted the terms, select the correct diskette drive from the menu and press enter. You will be prompted to insert the diskette and press enter when ready. 5) Insert the diskette in to the correct diskette drive and press enter. After about a minute it will confirm either that the installation diskette was created or that the diskette is bad. 6) If the diskette was bad, get a new formatted diskette and repeat the appropriate steps; otherwise, you're done with step one. Boot from the Installation Diskette 1) Make sure your system boot up sequence is A:/C: and not C:/A:. This information is found in the CMOS setup. You should also disable the boot sector virus protection option. If you leave the virus protection option enabled then it will just get in the way. 2) Shut down and turn off your computer. 3) Insert the BootIt NG installation diskette in your A: drive then turn on your computer. 4) If your system boots up as it normally does, see step 1, otherwise BootIt NG will start to load from the diskette. Start BING and click on Maintenance. Click on Partition Work Select the partition with the incorrect cluster size Click Resize then OK ("Checking for errors" will appear) Click Resize Without changing the size of the partition A Warning to back-up all important data will be displayed The resulting cluster size will also be displayed Click Continue When completed, click Close and Close again Reboot and that should do it. -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "John" wrote I keep getting a windows doesn't have enough memory error when I try to defrag or run scandisk for my D drive. It will scan my drive, C and E but not D. Not even in DOS, I typed A:\scandisk D: and it says it's the wrong command. I need to defrag and run scandisk on that drive soon and I don't know what to do. I have only the major programs running like maybe 5 and I even cut some of them down and I still get a memory error. Please help!!! . |
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With partiton magic.......had a 80GB and resized it into 3
drives, different sizes.... -----Original Message----- How did you resize the partition ? "John" wrote in message ... Thanks, the cluster size was too small. I thought when you resize the partition it automatically set things. Now it's working great........thanks! John This error message can be caused by a non standard cluster size for a disk partition. To check the cluster size, run Chkdsk at the DOS prompt and look for "Bytes in each allocation unit" and "Total disk space" then compare it with the table below. The following tables lists the default cluster sizes used by the FAT32 file system. Partition size Cluster size ---------------------------------------------------- --- ---- 512 MB to 8,191 MB 4 KB 8,192 MB to 16,383 MB 8 KB 16,384 MB to 32,767 MB 16 KB Larger than 32,768 MB 32 KB Description of Default Cluster Sizes for FAT32 File System http://support.microsoft.com/support...cles/q192/3/22 .asp Your computer does not have enough free memory to defrag or run Scandisk http://support.microsoft.com/support...cles/q229/1/54 .asp Solutions: 1. Return the system the builder and have them reset the cluster size. They should be able to do it without loosing all the data on the drive. 2. Use Fdisk to remove all the partitions on the drive loosing all data and recreate them and do a clean install of Windows. 3. Reset the cluster size using Partition Magic. If you don't have it, it will cost you. No free trial. In Partition Magic: Go to operations/advanced/resize clusters. PowerQuest PartitionMagic - Product Information: http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/index.html 4. Reset a non-default cluster size using BootIt NG (BING) from Terabyte A full featured 30 day free trial of BING can be downloaded at http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ IMPORTANT: There is a slight possibility of data loss, so it's recommended to back-up all important data before proceeding. If the partition with the incorrect cluster size is the partition where BING is installed, this operation will need to be preformed using the BING floppy disk. Install BING is not necessary to perform this function. Skip the install and enter Maintenance mode. 1) Download and extract the BOOTITNG.ZIP file to its own directory. 2) Change to the directory used in step 1. 3) Type BOOTITNG then press enter or Windows users can double click on BOOTITNG.EXE. 4) If you have accepted the terms, select the correct diskette drive from the menu and press enter. You will be prompted to insert the diskette and press enter when ready. 5) Insert the diskette in to the correct diskette drive and press enter. After about a minute it will confirm either that the installation diskette was created or that the diskette is bad. 6) If the diskette was bad, get a new formatted diskette and repeat the appropriate steps; otherwise, you're done with step one. Boot from the Installation Diskette 1) Make sure your system boot up sequence is A:/C: and not C:/A:. This information is found in the CMOS setup. You should also disable the boot sector virus protection option. If you leave the virus protection option enabled then it will just get in the way. 2) Shut down and turn off your computer. 3) Insert the BootIt NG installation diskette in your A: drive then turn on your computer. 4) If your system boots up as it normally does, see step 1, otherwise BootIt NG will start to load from the diskette. Start BING and click on Maintenance. Click on Partition Work Select the partition with the incorrect cluster size Click Resize then OK ("Checking for errors" will appear) Click Resize Without changing the size of the partition A Warning to back-up all important data will be displayed The resulting cluster size will also be displayed Click Continue When completed, click Close and Close again Reboot and that should do it. -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "John" wrote I keep getting a windows doesn't have enough memory error when I try to defrag or run scandisk for my D drive. It will scan my drive, C and E but not D. Not even in DOS, I typed A:\scandisk D: and it says it's the wrong command. I need to defrag and run scandisk on that drive soon and I don't know what to do. I have only the major programs running like maybe 5 and I even cut some of them down and I still get a memory error. Please help!!! . . |
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can't defrag or scandisk drive D
Hi John,
It sounds like PM doesn't automatically apply standard cluster sizes when resizing partitions. Bootit NG does. -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ "John" wrote With partiton magic.......had a 80GB and resized it into 3 drives, different sizes.... -----Original Message----- How did you resize the partition ? |
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