Basic disk vs dynamic disk


  1. Posts : 98
    Windows 7 64 BIT
       #1

    Basic disk vs dynamic disk


    Product: Hp Pavillon G6
    Object: Brand a new SSD as HP with Recovery HP_TOOLS SYSTEME partition to make the ssd bootable and reset factory default the OS to use a new windows
    Issue: Compmgmt.msc show Dynamic Disk instead Basic Disk
    Question: Will Dynamic Disk on SSD will boot ?
    Exemple: See the picture
    URGENT answer, I have to setup the new SSD tonight


    PS: What I remember is Dynamic is for RAID normally, but I do no want raid but AHCI
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Basic disk vs dynamic disk-untitled.png  
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  2. Posts : 98
    Windows 7 64 BIT
    Thread Starter
       #2

    I think it been converted in DYNAMIC by the last part, SSD_HP.
    I used O&O Disk Image To save and restore Disk Partition.
    O&O Wouldn't let me create the last partition SSD_HP, so I did by compmgmt.msc
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  3. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #3

    When you used isk Mangement to create a 4th primary partition, it cnanged the disk to dynamic.

    You have to convert the drive back to Basic.

    Convert a Dynamic Disk to a Basic Disk
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  4. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #4

    Dynamic disks are to be avoided.

    That picture is of your current non-SSD hard drive? Or the SSD?

    It's not clear to me what you want to do.

    Post a new screenshot of complete Windows Disk Management rather than a cropped picture, so we can see the relevant info.

    You can convert dynamic to basic, but it puts your data at risk. I think Partition Wizard can do it.

    But more clarification and screen shots needed.
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  5. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #5

    Just read the big red warnings in the tutorial.
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  6. Posts : 98
    Windows 7 64 BIT
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Finally, I found the issue. About compmgmt.msc picture. Yes it was only this ssd in question and not my computer. So there is why the screenshot wasnt full. I had to prepare ssd to sell it to someone.
    So the error was the partition called System, So yes the fourth partition converted the disk in dynamic.
    I rebuilt the ssd with only 3 partition and all were ok.
    My solution with partition wasnt very effective because finally it was a laptop modified.
    I didnt had the original C: / Finally i didnt restore factory default, I just installed a windows and all worked fine.

    Sorry for my bad english many answer I found by myself. Thanks for reading. The issue is resolved because the laptop run as a rabbit now
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  7. Posts : 98
    Windows 7 64 BIT
    Thread Starter
       #7

    The job was to transfert hdd to new ssd from laptop.
    My computer was just a tool to prepare my old ssd
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  8. Posts : 98
    Windows 7 64 BIT
    Thread Starter
       #8

    I used O&O Disk Image and O&O Partition and it was very useful ! Thanks again to try to help me, I found my self the answer haha
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