I can't copy big size files to my 1TB external after lion up

I have a 1 TB external HDD, 2 partitions a 174.5GB MAC OS EXTENDED used as a backup and an 825.23 MS-DOS(FAT32) for everything else. before i upgraded to LION it works fine. after LION i copy a 800MB movie file to either of the 2 partitions it shows the file being copied and the gray file icon is there but after the process is complete the file isnt there and the HDD size doesnt change. while when i try to copy a 7GB file to either of the partitions this message appeares (The item “123.mkv” can’t be copied because it is too large for the volume's format).
am using a macbook 13" dual core 2.4ghz 4gb ram. ---
i tried my brother's HDD and i faced the same issues. however on his MBK its fine.
i honestly don't want to try and restore before LION and do the process again coz i would have to download LION again, and i also can't transfer the files on the external HDD coz its too big and i don't have anywhere to put them.
if anyone has a solution please do post. otherwise i would have to re-do 30hrs woth of work again coz its not backed up
thanx

HI,
That's kinda strange, i really believe i have tried to copy files larger than 4GB to the HDD before on leopard, but maybe am confused on that.
i repaired the permissions on all the HDDs even the enternal one.
and i actually tried a document file of maybe 60KBs and the same thing on both partitions.
i think the good news is that i checked on the backup of TimeMachine and yep it backedup files "weooh" i tried and created files on my own and checked the back up and its there.
the weired thing is when i try to copy those same file my self ( Drag n Drop or Copy n Paste) its not working on either partition.
i would really appreciate a solution where i wont have to restore to leopard and re-install lion, i would be happy to provide who you with more detail if you might be able to help
cheers,
Anas

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