Drive type

[Guest - Butch]

My C: and D: drives are a matching pair of 160G. At one time they were set

up as a RAID mirror configuration but that crashed and I decided to use them

as separate drives. Currently, in the Disk Management window one is

identified as a Basic drive and the other as a Dynamic drive. What is the

difference, and is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

Thanks.

[Guest Sunny]

Re: Drive type

 

 

"- Butch" <pchatmod@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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| My C: and D: drives are a matching pair of 160G. At one time they were

set

| up as a RAID mirror configuration but that crashed and I decided to use

them

| as separate drives. Currently, in the Disk Management window one is

| identified as a Basic drive and the other as a Dynamic drive. What is

the

| difference, and is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314343

[Guest - Butch]

Re: Drive type

 

So, the bottom line is that my "Dynamic" (D:) drive can stay that way and

can be used for simple storage without any problems now or in the future,

correct? I should just leave it alone. (I'm using XP Professional)

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

"Sunny" <wombathouse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

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>

> "- Butch" <pchatmod@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:GqWdnRxfmoNO9H3anZ2dnUVZ_remnZ2d@ptd.net...

> | My C: and D: drives are a matching pair of 160G. At one time they were

> set

> | up as a RAID mirror configuration but that crashed and I decided to use

> them

> | as separate drives. Currently, in the Disk Management window one is

> | identified as a Basic drive and the other as a Dynamic drive. What is

> the

> | difference, and is that a good thing or a bad thing?

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314343

>

>