Format second harddisk as dynamic/basic

[Guest Alan T]

I got a new second SATA harddisk and reformat inside Computer Management.

However, the type of this new HD is dynamic. What is that mean?

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Format second harddisk as dynamic/basic

 

"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

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>I got a new second SATA harddisk and reformat inside Computer Management.

> However, the type of this new HD is dynamic. What is that mean?

 

One thing it means is that you don't have XP Home, which doesn't support

Dynamic disks. Dynamic disks can have volumes that span multiple disks.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314343/EN-US/

 

http://www.petri.co.il/difference_between_basic_and_dynamic_disks_in_windows_xp_2000_2003.htm

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309044

 

If you don't actually need this, you might consider changing it back to

Basic. As this basically involves wiping the disk, you'd want to do this

now, before you really load it up.

 

While there's nothing inherently wrong with dynamic disks, if something bad

happened that damaged the rest of the hardware, you will have fewer recovery

options. You can't just attach the drive to the nearest XP machine to

dredge the data off.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Alan T]

Re: Format second harddisk as dynamic/basic

 

My PC has XP Professional installed.

I would like to use the second HD for Vista, however, Vista does not like

dynamic disk.

 

I got XP HD and this new HD in internal mobile rack. I formated the 2nd HD

inside XP as dynamic disk automatically. Then now I swap these 2 HD (by

swapping the internal mobile rack) tried to install Vista on the 2nd HD.

Before doing that, how do I change 2nd HD to basic type?

 

"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message

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> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

> news:%23JCTokbwHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> >I got a new second SATA harddisk and reformat inside Computer Management.

> > However, the type of this new HD is dynamic. What is that mean?

>

> One thing it means is that you don't have XP Home, which doesn't support

> Dynamic disks. Dynamic disks can have volumes that span multiple disks.

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314343/EN-US/

>

>

http://www.petri.co.il/difference_between_basic_and_dynamic_disks_in_windows_xp_2000_2003.htm

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309044

>

> If you don't actually need this, you might consider changing it back to

> Basic. As this basically involves wiping the disk, you'd want to do this

> now, before you really load it up.

>

> While there's nothing inherently wrong with dynamic disks, if something

bad

> happened that damaged the rest of the hardware, you will have fewer

recovery

> options. You can't just attach the drive to the nearest XP machine to

> dredge the data off.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Format second harddisk as dynamic/basic

 

"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

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> My PC has XP Professional installed.

> I would like to use the second HD for Vista, however, Vista does not like

> dynamic disk.

>

> I got XP HD and this new HD in internal mobile rack. I formated the 2nd HD

> inside XP as dynamic disk automatically. Then now I swap these 2 HD (by

> swapping the internal mobile rack) tried to install Vista on the 2nd HD.

> Before doing that, how do I change 2nd HD to basic type?

 

Please see the links I provided. Details are there.

 

Basically, you back up any data on that drive (because it's going to be

wiped), go into Disk Management, right-click on volumes, and delete them.

When the drive has no volumes or partitions, you again right click and

create a partition, as a Basic Volume. Then format it.

 

HTH

-pk

 

>

> "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message

> news:uHGEZ%23cwHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

>> news:%23JCTokbwHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> >I got a new second SATA harddisk and reformat inside Computer

>> >Management.

>> > However, the type of this new HD is dynamic. What is that mean?

>>

>> One thing it means is that you don't have XP Home, which doesn't support

>> Dynamic disks. Dynamic disks can have volumes that span multiple disks.

>>

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314343/EN-US/

>>

>>

> http://www.petri.co.il/difference_between_basic_and_dynamic_disks_in_windows_xp_2000_2003.htm

>>

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309044

>>

>> If you don't actually need this, you might consider changing it back to

>> Basic. As this basically involves wiping the disk, you'd want to do

>> this

>> now, before you really load it up.

>>

>> While there's nothing inherently wrong with dynamic disks, if something

> bad

>> happened that damaged the rest of the hardware, you will have fewer

> recovery

>> options. You can't just attach the drive to the nearest XP machine to

>> dredge the data off.

>>

>> HTH

>> -pk

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Alan T]

Re: Format second harddisk as dynamic/basic

 

Thanks. I got that worked.

 

"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message

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> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

> news:eOkVeYewHHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > My PC has XP Professional installed.

> > I would like to use the second HD for Vista, however, Vista does not

like

> > dynamic disk.

> >

> > I got XP HD and this new HD in internal mobile rack. I formated the 2nd

HD

> > inside XP as dynamic disk automatically. Then now I swap these 2 HD (by

> > swapping the internal mobile rack) tried to install Vista on the 2nd HD.

> > Before doing that, how do I change 2nd HD to basic type?

>

> Please see the links I provided. Details are there.

>

> Basically, you back up any data on that drive (because it's going to be

> wiped), go into Disk Management, right-click on volumes, and delete

them.

> When the drive has no volumes or partitions, you again right click and

> create a partition, as a Basic Volume. Then format it.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

>

> >

> > "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message

> > news:uHGEZ%23cwHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

> >> news:%23JCTokbwHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> >> >I got a new second SATA harddisk and reformat inside Computer

> >> >Management.

> >> > However, the type of this new HD is dynamic. What is that mean?

> >>

> >> One thing it means is that you don't have XP Home, which doesn't

support

> >> Dynamic disks. Dynamic disks can have volumes that span multiple

disks.

> >>

> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314343/EN-US/

> >>

> >>

> >

http://www.petri.co.il/difference_between_basic_and_dynamic_disks_in_windows_xp_2000_2003.htm

> >>

> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309044

> >>

> >> If you don't actually need this, you might consider changing it back to

> >> Basic. As this basically involves wiping the disk, you'd want to do

> >> this

> >> now, before you really load it up.

> >>

> >> While there's nothing inherently wrong with dynamic disks, if something

> > bad

> >> happened that damaged the rest of the hardware, you will have fewer

> > recovery

> >> options. You can't just attach the drive to the nearest XP machine to

> >> dredge the data off.

> >>

> >> HTH

> >> -pk

> >>

> >>

> >

> >

>

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