How do I check if my external is Fat 32

Hello all,
I have an external that I have had for some time. I thought it was fat32 since I knew at some point I would like to use it with a windows a mcahine and that time has come. I tried mounting it on my Dell and it didn't see it, so before I go looking for answers there I wanted to make sure I had it formatted correctly. When I click info this is what I get
Name : Misc.
Type : Volume
Disk Identifier : disk2s5
Mount Point : /Volumes/Misc.
File System : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Connection Bus : FireWire
Partition Type : Apple_HFS
Device Tree : fw/node@d04b680d04664f/sbp-2@c000/@0:5
Writable : Yes
Universal Unique Identifier : 9F3769C8-C82C-3B16-81BE-07E62B0E7D84
Capacity : 57.8 GB (62,020,272,128 Bytes)
Free Space : 25.4 GB (27,296,018,432 Bytes)
Used : 32.3 GB (34,724,253,696 Bytes)
Number of Files : 9,782
Number of Folders : 2,677
Owners Enabled : No
Can Turn Owners Off : Yes
Can Be Formatted : Yes
Bootable : Yes
Supports Journaling : Yes
Journaled : Yes
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Not Supported
Disk Number : 2
Partition Number : 5
It doesn't mention Fat 32.
Any information would be helpful.
Thanks in advance

Ok so I copied my beloved MP3 file onto my desktop, just in case. So then in Disk utility I select my partition I want to reformat. Do I then erase?? If I do I don't see the MS DOS option I see a Unix and the Mac OS stuff. How do I do this. Thanks alot guys for your help. The reason I need it BTW is I run a virtual DJ program which allows me to control mp3s via cd and vinyl. Both are timecoded. I use my macbook which has been flawless but I have this Dell which I may need to use. Thanks again

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