Can't create dynamic disks

[dmarquesdrc]

Hi,

I'l trying to convert some drives to dynamic disks in order to create a volume, but when I click on the disk management, and above the drive with right mouse button, I don't have the option to convert into dynamic disk.
I'm logged with an Administrator account.
Has anyone experienced this problem?

Thanks.

 

[wahnula]

First off, I believe that "Dynamic" disks refer only to MS's software RAID and not to hardware RAID. You can use basic or dynamic disks to build a RAID volume using a hardware controller, like the onboard controllers on the mainboard.

Using MS's software RAID is not recommended (at least by me), as it is not as fast or reliable as RAID volumes built with a hardware controller. Maybe you can find some help here:

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

It would help to specify what you mean by "create a volume".



Tony

"Buy what you like, or you'll be forced to like what you buy"...me

 

[wolluf]

Are you right clicking on the left hand side where it says disk0, disk1 etc, rather than on the right hand side where the partitions are?

Though I'd agree with Tony - wouldn't use dynamic disks.