There are two ways to convert your FAT disk to NTFS - during install or after install. During install, you are given the choice to convert your FAT type drive to NTFS (if it is possible). The nice thing about converting to NTFS is that it leaves your present data intact - you do not need to format your hard drive to convert, but if you have nothing of value on the drive, it's a good idea to partition and format anyway, just to get a nice, clean start.
If you decide to forgo converting to NTFS during Setup, you can always convert your drive to NTFS later by using CONVERT.EXE This is a command line utility. To use, simply go to a command prompt and type your drive letter followed by /fs:ntfs. For example, if it's Drive D: you wish to convert, you would type:
D: /fs:ntfs
And again, you won't lose any data by doing this conversion.
Realize, however, that once you convert a drive to NTFS there is no going back to FAT in the same easy way. You will need to reformat to go back.
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