Partition Manager 8.5

The program provides a unique possibility to convert a dynamic disk containing simple volume(s) into basic keeping its contents intact.

In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps:

1. Select a dynamic disk containing simple volume(s) on the Disk Map.

2. Call the Convert to Basic dialog selecting in the Main menu: Hard Disk > Convert to Basic…

3. Define parameters of the operation with the Convert to Basic dialog.

Number of primary partitions. According to the DOS partitioning scheme Partitioning scheme is a set of rules, constraints and the format of on-disk structures that keep information of the partitions that are located on the hard disk. There are several partitioning schemes, which can be used. The most popular partitioning scheme is the so-called DOS partitioning scheme. It was introduced by IBM and Microsoft to use multiple partitions in the disk subsystems on IBM PC compatible computers. Another popular partitioning scheme is the so-called LDM (Logical Disks Model) that originates from UNIX mainframe systems. The Veritas Executive accommodates the simplified version of LDM to the Windows 2000 operating system. Windows 2000 and XP support two quite different partitioning schemes: the old DOS partitioning scheme and the new Dynamic Disk Management (DDM). The problem is that older versions of Windows do not support DDM. In addition, most hard disk utilities do not support it as well. a hard disk can only have no more than four Primary partitions. If there is an Extended partition on the disk, only three primary partitions are allowed. That is why if a dynamic disk contains several simple volumes the program allows the user to choose the number of primary partitions. The rest of them if any will automatically be converted to logical disks within the Extended partition.