The most obvious difference between basic and dynamic disks lies in operating system support. While all versions of Windows--even DOS--support basic disks, we can't say the same for dynamic disks.

Windows 2003 server boots just fine from dynamic disks, but I think you should show us a screenshot of your Disk Managament MMC so we can be sure you're not accidentally spanning the volume.

FAQ: HOWTO: Convert a dynamic disk back to a basic disk without data loss <br><br>I think we may need to re-org stuff to make a HOWTO section or something.

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