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Spid's Tue (11/12) Win2k Pro. QoD
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| A real quick question today.
You add a new disk to your computer. Next, you try to extend an existing volume to include the unallocated space on the new disk, but the option to extend the volume is not available.
What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A. The existing volume is part of a striped volume on a dynamic disk.
B. The existing volume is part of a spanned volume on a basic disk.
C. You can not extend the volume because the disk is basic instead of dynamic.
D. The existing volume is not formatted with NTFS. Only NTFS volumes can be extended.
Good luck and see you tomorrow for the answer!! | |
| adam salam 2002-11-12, 1:54 pm |
| hello guys I hope you are very fine 
my choice is "C"
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| NetChild1985 2002-11-12, 1:59 pm |
| New disks added to a computer running Windows 2000 are basic disks.
C for me too | |
| Slinky 2002-11-12, 2:26 pm |
| C for me. | |
| namrak 2002-11-12, 2:52 pm |
| Must go with answer (C) as well. | |
| tweetgirl 2002-11-12, 3:09 pm |
| C for me too! | |
| sadawson1 2002-11-12, 4:37 pm |
| I would have to say D. You can only span volumes in Win2k if the volume is formated with NTFS. The existing disk might be FAT. | |
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Originally posted by sadawson1
I would have to say D. You can only span volumes in Win2k if the volume is formated with NTFS. The existing disk might be FAT.
Good point. 
Anyone care to explain why they chose C ?
(Just trying to spark some good conversation) | |
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| namrak 2002-11-12, 6:29 pm |
| Firstly, whenever a new hard disk is added to the system, Windows 2000/XP will recognize it as a basic disk, not as a dynamic disk. With a basic disk, you can create primary and extended partitions and they each act as a physical storage area even though its still one physical disk.
Volumes are logical storage containers (not unlike extended partitions), but may include multiple hard disks. In order to include a new hard drive in a spanned volume, you must have Windows 2000 recognize the disk as a dynamic disk and not just as a basic disk in order to advantage of its ability to span volumes.
Is this what you're trying to get at Spid? | |
| hazz_bin 2002-11-13, 3:01 am |
| (Hope I won't get whacked over this one.)
First, my answer is C. Second, this one I have tried in the real world. Third, namrak is spot on in the explanation of why C is right. In addition, D can't be right because if the original disk had not been NTFS, there wouldn't be the existing volume to extend (been there, done that). | |
| robertmillar 2002-11-13, 3:52 am |
| C
D | |
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Originally posted by Spid
A real quick question today.
You add a new disk to your computer. Next, you try to extend an existing volume to include the unallocated space on the new disk, but the option to extend the volume is not available.
What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A. The existing volume is part of a striped volume on a dynamic disk.
B. The existing volume is part of a spanned volume on a basic disk.
C. You can not extend the volume because the disk is basic instead of dynamic.
D. The existing volume is not formatted with NTFS. Only NTFS volumes can be extended.
Good luck and see you tomorrow for the answer!!
And the answer could be either C or D
I really didn't give enough info to select only one answer. So either C or D could be argued as correct.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...tend_volume.htm
And my punishment for me not giving enough information...
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