Something nice to say about Microsoft Server 2003...

hewitt_tech hewitt_tech at comcast.net
Tue Jul 11 22:28:00 EDT 2006


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Scott" <dragonhawk at gmail.com>
To: <gnhlug-discuss at gnhlug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: Something nice to say about Microsoft Server 2003...


> On 7/11/06, hewitt_tech <hewitt_tech at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Microsoft Server 2003 allows you to convert an existing "Basic" disk to a
>> "Dynamic" disk.
>
>  Be aware that a "Dynamic Disk" no longer has the standard IBM-PC
> partition table, and thus the entire disk will no longer be usable to
> anything but Windows 2000 and later.  (Usually not a problem for
> servers, but sucks if you're dual booting...)
>
>> When you add a second drive all you need to do is right
>> click on an existing partition on the original drive and click "Add 
>> Mirror".
>
>  Be sure you create the "Fault Tolerant Boot Disk" floppy or whatever
> it's called, so you can boot from the second hard drive if the first
> malfunctions.

It may not be necessary with Server 2003. The system asked me if I wanted to 
boot from the second drive after a cold boot.

-Alex

>
> -- Ben
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