FAT32 seams to be more "controlable" than NTFS; there are currently buffer issues related to NTFS that are exploitable somehow through microsoft opperating systems that use ntfs. It could be related to write caching and other "drive-optimization" utilities included with xp pro sp2 /xp home and 2003 server and maybe others, but the issue is vulnerable through the network somehow! The issue causes the ntfs "file map" or MBR? to get messed up, while in buffer memory, then re-written to the disk in it's bad state!! Something like this that can be executed remotely "on demand" basically, making the hard disk look empty, at someone elses discression, for whatever reason.... makes NTFS not safe... There is mention of partition size limmit with fat32 being 32gb, due to an OS partition utillity limmitation; but the drive MFG's usually include boot disc's to setup the drives. If you are dealing with uncompressed video's over 4gb definately use NTFS, but make backup's due to the ntfs buffer/mbr issue.
These are my personal experiences in the past, probly due to me not using limmited software at the time, so you may want to avoid trying to format in windows; instead use the drive manufacture's software for partitioning/formatting.
