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partitioning called dynamic storage partitioning, better known as dynamic

disks. Still in use today, Microsoft calls a drive structure created with a

dynamic disk a volume. There is no dynamic disk equivalent to primary

versus extended partitions. A dynamic disk volume is still technically a

partition, but it can do things a regular partition cannot do.

NOTE The terms “volume” and “partition” refer to the same thing: a

defined chunk of a hard drive.

First off, when you turn a hard drive into a dynamic disk, you can create

as many volumes on it as you want. You’re not limited to four partitions.

Second, you can create—in software—new drive structures that you can’t

do with MBR drives. Specifically, you can implement RAID, span volumes

over multiple drives, and extend volumes on one or more drives. Table 9-1

shows you which version of Windows supports which volume type.

Table 9-1 Dynamic Disk Compatibility

EXAM TIP Only the lower-end editions of Windows 7 don’t support

dynamic disks. Every version and edition you’ll run into these days supports

dynamic disks.

Simple volumes work a lot like primary partitions. If you have a hard drive

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