Vista - "The pack name is invalid..." - Disk Management Issue

Modus Operandom · 12-24-2008

Howdy folks

I'm stuck in a bit of a weird situation here that I have no idea how to fix.
I just bought and installed a new hard drive for the purpose of doing a RAID 0 configuration with my old drive. The BIOS picks up the new hard drive perfectly, and it's being recognised in Disk Management.

See, the pickle here is when I try to convert my Disks from Basic to Dynamic, I get this little epitome of frustration:

...HELP!

Google's not co-operating with me on this one, I can't find a single relevant article.
Is there any way to change the ever elusive 'pack name'?

Anything even slightly relevant will be a relief to read by comparison, so don't hesitate to recommend anything.

**johngalt** · 12-24-2008

Hi, Modus Operandom, and welcome to the forums.

You say convert it to RAID - but I am puzzled as to why on earth would you try to do that in Disk Management? Are you attempting to use Software based RAID?

birnahaf · 12-26-2008

I receive this message also, I get it when trying to import a foreign dynamic disk in disk manager. Can anyone tell me what this means? don't want to have to convert to basic disk.

**MrNeeds** · 12-26-2008

why use raid anyway? are you running a home server with several HD's connected? theres no real performance gain from raid anyways.

12-24-2008	#1 (permalink)
Modus Operandom Vista Business x64 1 posts	"The pack name is invalid..." - Disk Management Issue Howdy folks I'm stuck in a bit of a weird situation here that I have no idea how to fix. I just bought and installed a new hard drive for the purpose of doing a RAID 0 configuration with my old drive. The BIOS picks up the new hard drive perfectly, and it's being recognised in Disk Management. See, the pickle here is when I try to convert my Disks from Basic to Dynamic, I get this little epitome of frustration: ...HELP! Google's not co-operating with me on this one, I can't find a single relevant article. Is there any way to change the ever elusive 'pack name'? Anything even slightly relevant will be a relief to read by comparison, so don't hesitate to recommend anything.
My System Specs

12-24-2008	#2 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: "The pack name is invalid..." - Disk Management Issue Hi, Modus Operandom, and welcome to the forums. You say convert it to RAID - but I am puzzled as to why on earth would you try to do that in Disk Management? Are you attempting to use Software based RAID?
My System Specs

12-26-2008	#3 (permalink)
birnahaf vista ultimate x64 1 posts	Re: "The pack name is invalid..." - Disk Management Issue I receive this message also, I get it when trying to import a foreign dynamic disk in disk manager. Can anyone tell me what this means? don't want to have to convert to basic disk.
My System Specs

12-26-2008	#4 (permalink)
MrNeeds Vista Home Premium x64 1,179 posts	Re: "The pack name is invalid..." - Disk Management Issue why use raid anyway? are you running a home server with several HD's connected? theres no real performance gain from raid anyways.
My System Specs

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