Basic disk cannot be upgraded to Dynamic


Product		All Creo workflows
Platform		Dell and DG/EMC x86 Servers
Operating system		Windows 2000

Error		Basic disk cannot be upgraded to Dynamic.

Symptoms		Option "Upgrade to Dynamic" is grayed out in Disk Management.

Cause		Upgrading a Basic to Dynamic disk requires up to 4MB of unallocated (non-partitioned) space on the Basic disk. If this space is not available, the upgrade cannot proceed. Note: The amount of space required varies depending on the geometry of the disk(s) involved, the SP level of the OS, etc. 4MB should be sufficient for all scenarios.

Solution		Re-ghost the disk, this time leaving at least 4MB available at the end of the disk, after all other partitions are defined.

Technical contact(s)		Robyn Lundstrom, Derek Braendel
Submitted by		Robyn Lundstrom
Date submitted		24 Jul 2003