Windows Vista Forums

Dynamic Disks and Dual Boot Windows XP and Windows Vista
  1. #1


    Alex Guest

    Dynamic Disks and Dual Boot Windows XP and Windows Vista

    Hello.,

    I have one PC with two Disks and I install XP on Disk 0 and convert it to
    Dynamic Disk, then i install Vista Business on Disk 1 and convert it to
    Dynamic Disk,
    but now on XP I can't import the Disk 1, how can I solve this Problem?

    Both OS work but on XP i don't have access to Dynamic Disk 1, that i have
    created in Vista, get a dmio error and can't import the disc using diskpart
    or diskmanagement console.

    This is the fourth time i ask this question, does anyone knows how to solve
    this?



    Thanks.,

    Alex


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  2. #2


    Carey Frisch [MVP] Guest

    Re: Dynamic Disks and Dual Boot Windows XP and Windows Vista

    There is absolutely no benefit to having dynamic disks unless you
    install a RAID configuration and mirror two identical hard drives.
    You'll need to delete all volumes on the dynamic disk and then
    create a new basic partition, then format that new partition NTFS.



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Alex Guest

    Re: Dynamic Disks and Dual Boot Windows XP and Windows Vista

    Having two dynamic disks, i can do striped volumes then i get a improvement
    on data transfer rate on the disks, but i need to to see the volumes from XP,
    because my graphics card on vista doens't see my TV, i just want a solution
    to the problem, both OS are using the same file system, but they read and
    write data to mbr in diferent way, try to replicate the problem and maybe you
    find an awser...

    Thank You.,

    Alex

    "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

    > There is absolutely no benefit to having dynamic disks unless you
    > install a RAID configuration and mirror two identical hard drives.
    > You'll need to delete all volumes on the dynamic disk and then
    > create a new basic partition, then format that new partition NTFS.
    >
    >


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

Dynamic Disks and Dual Boot Windows XP and Windows Vista problems?

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Dynamic disks suddenly offline in Windows Vista (can't reactivate) SoMoney Vista General 1 05 Jun 2008
Dynamic disks in Windows Vista mark p Vista General 6 17 Jun 2007
Dynamic disks in Windows Vista mark p Vista installation & setup 0 17 Jun 2007
Dynamic Disks Windows XP and Windows Vista Alex Vista General 0 21 Feb 2007
Dual boot XP/Vista with 2 disks Ambrogio Vista installation & setup 12 11 Oct 2006