Setup Reserves Disk Space for Upgrading to Dynamic Disk

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

During Setup, if you choose to create a partition that uses the remaining space on a disk, you cannot use the maximum space available on the disk.

For example, if you choose to create a 4096-MB partition on a disk that has only 4096 MB available, the actual partition that is created may be 4095 MB or less in size.

CAUSE

Some space at the end of the disk is reserved by Setup in case you later want to upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk. Dynamic disk information is saved at the end of the disk.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q197738 Not Enough Space Available to Upgrade to a Dynamic Disk

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: ldm storage veritas

Keywords : kbsetup kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb