RAID for w2k?

[mrtristan]

I remember reading that Windows 2000 is capable of creating a RAID array through windows, but I didn't have any luck finding information on it, with google or here. I read the other thread about enabling a RAID 5 configuration through Windows XP and read the article that was linked.

Here's a new question, hopefully someone can answer it.

What's the difference between a basic and dynamic drive? I was going to change my second hard drive to a dynamic, just for the hell of it, but I don't want to corrupt the files that are on it.

[mrtristan]

Well, I knew what to look for this time, so I googled it again and found enough information to satisfy my curiosity. I went ahead and converted my drives to dynamic. I've been planning on adding more storage to my computer soon, so the timing is perfect.

I'm going to get a controller card and three 120gig hard drives and try out the windows based RAID5. I don't need the speed or redundancy, but it'll be fun to mess around with it for a while.

[stiltman]

Win2K pro will not do RAID5 only server editions
Never knew why anyone would want to use software based RAID5 in the first place though

Dynamic disk partions can be extended as you use up the space
Basic disk partitions can not be extended, but you can create a new partition.

Some disk imagining programs have problems with both software based RAID5 and Dynamic disks