Solved Dynamic Disk

Tetrahedron

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When I try to install Windows 8 on a separate partition, it says something like this:
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Here is the partition (I also tried with an uncollated drive too):

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I really want to run [DEL]windows 8[/DEL] it without a VM.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    2 processor cores
    Memory
    4GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    E2 VISION AMD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Display - Monitor & Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Backup
    Music
    C:\ (Win7)
    Windows 8
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    Logitech K120
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    Microsoft (R) Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Other Info
    -Dual Boot Windows 7 & 8
It's complaining that the C drive (that's Drive 0, partition 2) is a dynamic volume, and it's on the same physical disk as your Win8 partition. Any disk that contains a dynamic partition can not be used to install a boot volume in Windows 8, so since the disk has dynamic partitions, you get this error. Boot volumes should really never be dynamic other than testing, and even that would be kind of silly.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
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    Realtek HD Audio
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    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760i
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    Fractal Design Define R4
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    Noctua NH-D15
I am not using Drive 0 Partition 2.

And also, the problem is that I cannot make it a Basic, or anything other than a dynamic/I don't know how.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    2 processor cores
    Memory
    4GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    E2 VISION AMD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Display - Monitor & Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Backup
    Music
    C:\ (Win7)
    Windows 8
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    Microsoft (R) Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Other Info
    -Dual Boot Windows 7 & 8
No, you're not, but you are using Drive 0 (that's the physical disk that all of those partitions reside on). My previous statement thus stands - if you try to install to a drive that contains dynamic partitions (this is a disk-level decision, not a partition one - you made that disk dynamic, so all partitions on it are thus dynamic!), Windows 8 bails with this error message because it's no longer possible to install a bootloader onto this disk.

Conversion back to basic disks isn't easy, but it can be done. Note backing up your data isn't just a suggestion ;):

Convert a Dynamic Disk to a Basic Disk - Windows 7 Forums
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760i
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
How would I make a Disk 1 like on the tutorial above?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    2 processor cores
    Memory
    4GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    E2 VISION AMD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Display - Monitor & Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Backup
    Music
    C:\ (Win7)
    Windows 8
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    Microsoft (R) Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Other Info
    -Dual Boot Windows 7 & 8
I would not go by the tutorial because you are liable to lose all your data and OS. Do this:

1. Delete the partition that you last created - e.g. with Disk Management. Now you should have only 4 partitions.

2. Download PW422 from here. Burn that to CD (e.g. with ImgBurn) and boot with that CD.

3. Now reconvert the dynamics with PW.

4. Convert the C partition from primary to logical. That can also be done with the PW CD - controls are in the Partition tab > Modify. You have to highlight the partitions you want to change.

5. Now you can create an additional logical partition without running into the dynamics.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
I would not go by the tutorial because you are liable to lose all your data and OS. Do this:

1. Delete the partition that you last created - e.g. with Disk Management. Now you should have only 4 partitions.

2. Download PW422 from here. Burn that to CD (e.g. with ImgBurn) and boot with that CD.

3. Now reconvert the dynamics with PW.

4. Convert the C partition from primary to logical. That can also be done with the PW CD - controls are in the Partition tab > Modify. You have to highlight the partitions you want to change.

5. Now you can create an additional logical partition without running into the dynamics.
Thanks, that worked! :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    2 processor cores
    Memory
    4GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    E2 VISION AMD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Display - Monitor & Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Backup
    Music
    C:\ (Win7)
    Windows 8
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    Microsoft (R) Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Other Info
    -Dual Boot Windows 7 & 8
Well great. Thanks for reporting back.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Shawn, maybe I missed that part in the tutorial. But usually, if you have dynamic disks, you have more than 4 partitions on the disk. Don't you have to first reduce the number of partitions to at least 4 in order for the reconversion to primaries to work?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
Shawn, maybe I missed that part in the tutorial. But usually, if you have dynamic disks, you have more than 4 partitions on the disk. Don't you have to first reduce the number of partitions to at least 4 in order for the reconversion to primaries to work?


It doesn't appear that you have to. I had 5 partitions on the dynamic disk (step 3G) that was a OS disk, and the disk got converted to basic with the partitions/volumes automatically set to the proper primary and logical partitions afterwards. I didn't have to reduce the partitions first. :party:

EDIT:
Of course, they were 3 primary and 2 logical partitions though.
 
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks Shawn. That's good to know. I never had the situation myself, so I was not certain.
 

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  • OS
    Vista and Win7
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    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
Could be different if it had 4 or more primary partitions, but I hadn't been able to test with that.
 

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Well, I just tested it - conversion itself works, but you can't go into disk management and edit them afterwards, so it's still (sort of) broken.... It's probably best to make sure you don't have more than 4 primary when converting, so you don't get into a "broken" state later I suppose.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760i
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
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