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How to format a FAT filesystem with lesser bytes per sector?

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-format-a-fat-filesystem-with-lesser-bytes-per-sector.50319/

alsiladka
alsiladka Original post #1
Feb 22, 2007 at 5:50 PM
Guys, i had read somewhere that you can format a FAT system using a custom bytes per sector settings.

What i want to do is format the MicroSD card of my Nokia 3250 with a 512 byte per sector setting.

Can you suggest me how is that possible?
dOm1naTOr
Feb 22, 2007 at 6:32 PM
I dun think flash mems are formatted sector wise...Its only for Magnetic storage discs like HDDs.
correct me if Im wrong.:confused:
wizrulz
wizrulz #3
Feb 22, 2007 at 7:05 PM
aravind_n20 said:
I dun think flash mems are formatted sector wise...Its only for Magnetic storage discs like HDDs.
correct me if Im wrong.:confused:

I also feel the same....