Formatting the cRIO-9803

You must format the drive with the appropriate file system based on system and application requirements.

Note For more information about using mass storage devices with LabVIEW Real-Time targets, go to ni.com/info and enter Info Code rtstorage.
Table 2. File System Formatting
File System Type Native Operating System Notes
ext4 Journaling Linux Drives formatted as ext4 may require a file system driver to access from a Windows system.
fat32 Non-journaling Windows Drives formatted as fat32 can be accessed from both Linux and Windows systems. Maximum available storage may be limited to 32 GB.
NTFS — Windows NTFS file systems are not supported by CompactRIO.
exFAT — Windows exFAT file systems are not supported by CompactRIO.
Note National Instruments recommends ext4 for applications that require the maximum reliability and for drives larger than 32 GB.
Note Linux commands fdisk and mkfs may be used to partition and format the drive. For more information about selecting and setting up file systems in LabVIEW Real-Time, go to ni.com/info and enter Info Code rtfilesys.