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Start / run / compmgmt.msc / disk managment And work from there. You can format disks, partition disks, convert disks, change disk letters, set up raid etc from here.

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Q: How do you change basic disk to active disk?
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A basic disk contains 3 logical partitions how many of these partitions can be marked as active?

Only 1


Can you convert dynamic disk to basic disk by yourself?

If there is no data on dynamic disk, you can take this method: delete all volumes, and then convert dynamic disk to basic disk by using system built-in disk management tool. If important data are stored on dynamic disk, you had better resort to MiniTool Partition Wizard if you want to convert dynamic disk to basic disk quickly and safely. MiniTool Partition Wizard can help convert dynamic disk to basic disk without influencing original data, and few operations are needed. For more information, please see Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk.


What is the default disk type of Windows 2000?

Basic disk type


The active partition is also known as the?

(On Windows), the active partition is a primary partition on a disk which Windows will load its files from. An active partition is always a startup partition. If there are several OS's on the one disk, Windows will load from the one marked as active. - pentavore


You want to convert your hard disk from basic to a dynamic disk Which Windows XP utility would enable you to do this?

Disk Management


Can spanned volume be created on a basic disk?

no


What type of disk volume supports RAID in Windows 7?

It must be a Dynamic disk, not Basic.


Can be used to create volumes on dynamic disks and convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk?

blocked


When a hard drive is first sensed by windows it is assigned to what disk status?

basic disk status


What can be created on a basic disk?

primary, extended, and logical


How many partitions can a small computer system interface support?

It depends if you are using a basic disk or dynamic disk( you can go to your drive and convert it from basic to dynamic but if you go from dynamic to basic it will destroy all data you have on it) dynamic disk can have more partitions although with dynamic it calls partitions volumes


Can you mark an existing dynamic disk as an active partition?

Of course yes/not