Formatting A1200 with 3.1?

[Anonymous MOS]

Hey guys, what options should I use when formatting my A1200's hard drive?  I know I need Fast File System, but should I use International Mode and Directory Cache? I'm running Workbench 3.1.

Thanks guys.

[rkauer]

Better set all options on.

Even better is format the hd with SFS, who is faster and much more reliable. :-D

[Anonymous MOS]

I would suppose I can get SFS from Aminet?

Also, I need to keep compatibility with the older games. Does the filesystem on the hard drive have anything to do with running games and software with WHDLoad and floppies?

[rkauer]

Ranthalion wrote:
I would suppose I can get SFS from Aminet?

Also, I need full compatability with the older games. Does my filesystem on my hard drive have anything to do with running games and software with WHDLoad and floppies?

I have SFS on all my partitions, never get a problem.

 But no, you don't will find SFS on Aminet (maybe some tools). SFS have his own internet homepage: :rtfm:

[Anonymous MOS]

Thanks for the link.  :-)   How do I go about formatting my partitions for the first time with SFS?  It says something about only being able to quick-format already SFS partitions.

[rkauer]

 SFS don't need to regular formating the partition, but if you wish (in order to look for bad clusters), you can download HDInstallTools from aminet to do it.

 BTW: always read carefully the docs inside this programs.