1. 11 INSTALLING AND MANAGING STORAGE DEVICES IN WINDOWS XP Chapter 8

2. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP2 INSTALLING AND MANAGING STORAGE DEVICES IN WINDOWS XP  Explain the use of basic and dynamic disks  Manage hard disks by using the Disk Management utility  Use the hard disk maintenance tools that are available in Microsoft Windows XP  Monitor and troubleshoot CD-ROM and DVD-ROM devices  Troubleshoot problems with other removable devices  Explain the use of basic and dynamic disks  Manage hard disks by using the Disk Management utility  Use the hard disk maintenance tools that are available in Microsoft Windows XP  Monitor and troubleshoot CD-ROM and DVD-ROM devices  Troubleshoot problems with other removable devices

3. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP3 BASIC AND DYNAMIC DISKS  Basic disks have the following features:  Traditional type of volume - used by default  Available in Windows XP Professional and Home Editions  Limited number of partitions  Basic disks have the following features:  Traditional type of volume - used by default  Available in Windows XP Professional and Home Editions  Limited number of partitions

4. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP4 BASIC AND DYNAMIC DISKS (CONTINUED)  Dynamic disks have the following features:  Available in Windows XP Professional Edition only  No limit on number of volumes  Can extend dynamic volumes  Not available on portable computers  Dynamic disks have the following features:  Available in Windows XP Professional Edition only  No limit on number of volumes  Can extend dynamic volumes  Not available on portable computers

5. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP5 BASIC DISKS: PRIMARY PARTITION  Up to four primary partitions can be created on a basic disk  A primary partition is always formatted as a single volume  Computers can boot from primary partitions  Up to four primary partitions can be created on a basic disk  A primary partition is always formatted as a single volume  Computers can boot from primary partitions

6. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP6 BASIC DISKS: EXTENDED AND LOGICAL PARTITIONS  Only one extended partition can be created on a basic disk  The extended partition can be divided into many volumes  An extended partition must have at least one logical drive created within it in order to hold data  A computer cannot boot from an extended partition  Only one extended partition can be created on a basic disk  The extended partition can be divided into many volumes  An extended partition must have at least one logical drive created within it in order to hold data  A computer cannot boot from an extended partition

7. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP7 DYNAMIC DISK ADVANTAGES  When you partition a dynamic disk, all areas created are called volumes  There is no limit to the number of volumes that can be created on a dynamic disk  Configuration information is stored entirely on the disk  With multiple dynamic disks, information is replicated to all disks for redundancy  When you partition a dynamic disk, all areas created are called volumes  There is no limit to the number of volumes that can be created on a dynamic disk  Configuration information is stored entirely on the disk  With multiple dynamic disks, information is replicated to all disks for redundancy

8. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP8 DYNAMIC DISK ADVANTAGES (CONTINUED)  Volumes can be extended using contiguous or noncontiguous disk space  Volumes can be made up of disk space on more than one disk  Fault-tolerant volumes can be created on operating systems that support them  Volumes can be extended using contiguous or noncontiguous disk space  Volumes can be made up of disk space on more than one disk  Fault-tolerant volumes can be created on operating systems that support them

9. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP9 DYNAMIC DISK VOLUME TYPES  Simple volumes – contains disk space from a single disk and can be extended if necessary  Spanned volumes – contain space from 2 or more disks. 2x40GB drives would look like 1 80gb drive. No fault tolerance.  Striped volumes – contains space from 2 or more disks. When windows writes data to a striped volume it divides it into 64KB chunks and splits them among the disks. Referred to as RAID 0. This is used for performance.  Simple volumes – contains disk space from a single disk and can be extended if necessary  Spanned volumes – contain space from 2 or more disks. 2x40GB drives would look like 1 80gb drive. No fault tolerance.  Striped volumes – contains space from 2 or more disks. When windows writes data to a striped volume it divides it into 64KB chunks and splits them among the disks. Referred to as RAID 0. This is used for performance.

10. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP10 USING DISK MANAGEMENT

11. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP11 CREATING PARTITIONS ON BASIC DISKS  Primary partition – Page 269 gives you detailed instruction on how to do this. We will also be doing this in our labs.  Extended partition- Page 271. This is in the labs also.  Primary partition – Page 269 gives you detailed instruction on how to do this. We will also be doing this in our labs.  Extended partition- Page 271. This is in the labs also.

12. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP12 BASIC DISKS: CREATING A LOGICAL DRIVE

13. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP13 FORMATTING VOLUMES  In Windows XP, you can format basic and dynamic disks in many ways:  In Disk Management, use the wizard when the volume is being created  In Disk Management, right-click an existing volume and select Format from the Action menu  In Windows Explorer, right-click the drive letter and select Format from the Action menu  At a command prompt, use Format.exe with the appropriate switches  In Windows XP, you can format basic and dynamic disks in many ways:  In Disk Management, use the wizard when the volume is being created  In Disk Management, right-click an existing volume and select Format from the Action menu  In Windows Explorer, right-click the drive letter and select Format from the Action menu  At a command prompt, use Format.exe with the appropriate switches

14. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP14 FORMATTING OPTIONS

15. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP15 DRIVE LETTERS AND PATHS  A volume cannot be assigned multiple drive letters  No two volumes on the same computer can be assigned the same drive letter  A volume can be mounted into multiple paths simultaneously  A drive letter can simultaneously reference a mounted volume  A volume can exist without a drive letter or mount path assigned, but it cannot be accessible by applications  A volume cannot be assigned multiple drive letters  No two volumes on the same computer can be assigned the same drive letter  A volume can be mounted into multiple paths simultaneously  A drive letter can simultaneously reference a mounted volume  A volume can exist without a drive letter or mount path assigned, but it cannot be accessible by applications

16. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP16 CHANGING DRIVE LETTER AND PATHS

17. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP17 UPGRADING A BASIC DISK TO A DYNAMIC DISK

18. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP18 NO UPGRADE TO DYNAMIC DISK OPTION — WHY?  The disk has already been upgraded to dynamic  You have right-clicked a volume instead of the disk  The disk is in a portable computer  1 MB of space is not available at the end of the disk to hold the dynamic disk database  The disk is a removable disk  The sector size on the disk is larger than 512 bytes  The disk has already been upgraded to dynamic  You have right-clicked a volume instead of the disk  The disk is in a portable computer  1 MB of space is not available at the end of the disk to hold the dynamic disk database  The disk is a removable disk  The sector size on the disk is larger than 512 bytes

19. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP19 REVERTING FROM A DYNAMIC DISK TO A BASIC DISK  Back up all files and folders on the entire disk  Delete all the volumes from the disk  Right-click the dynamic disk, and select Revert To Basic Disk from the context menu  Follow the on-screen instructions  Create an appropriate partition scheme, and format the newly created drives  Restore data as necessary  Back up all files and folders on the entire disk  Delete all the volumes from the disk  Right-click the dynamic disk, and select Revert To Basic Disk from the context menu  Follow the on-screen instructions  Create an appropriate partition scheme, and format the newly created drives  Restore data as necessary

20. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP20 VOLUMES ON DYNAMIC DISKS  A simple volume contains space on a single disk  Striped volumes involve sections of multiple disks  A simple volume contains space on a single disk  Striped volumes involve sections of multiple disks

21. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP21 EXTENDING VOLUMES ON BASIC DISKS  Conditions for extending primary partitions and logical drives on basic disks:  The volume to be extended is formatted with NTFS  The volume is extended into contiguous, unallocated space  The volume is extended on the same hard disk  The volume is not the system or boot volume  Conditions for extending primary partitions and logical drives on basic disks:  The volume to be extended is formatted with NTFS  The volume is extended into contiguous, unallocated space  The volume is extended on the same hard disk  The volume is not the system or boot volume

22. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP22 EXTENDING VOLUMES ON DYNAMIC DISKS

23. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP23 IMPORTING FOREIGN DISKS  When you move a dynamic disk from one computer to another:  Windows displays it as a foreign disk  You must import the disk, which merges the disk’s information into the dynamic disk database on the new computer  When you move a dynamic disk from one computer to another:  Windows displays it as a foreign disk  You must import the disk, which merges the disk’s information into the dynamic disk database on the new computer

24. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP24 MANAGING DISKS REMOTELY

25. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP25 MANAGING DISKS WITH DISKPART

26. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP26 CHKDSK

27. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP27 DISK DEFRAGMENTER

28. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP28 DISK DEFRAGMENTER

29. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP29 WHEN TO PERFORM DISK DEFRAGMENTATION  After you have deleted a large number of files  Before you add a large number of files  After installing application programs  After installing Windows XP  After you have deleted a large number of files  Before you add a large number of files  After installing application programs  After installing Windows XP

30. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP30 DISK CLEANUP UTILITY

31. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP31 DISK STATUS TYPES  Disk Management displays the following disk status types:  Online  Online (Errors)  Offline Or Missing  Foreign  Unreadable  Unrecognized  No Media  Disk Management displays the following disk status types:  Online  Online (Errors)  Offline Or Missing  Foreign  Unreadable  Unrecognized  No Media

32. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP32 CD-ROM AND DVD DEVICE MANAGEMENT  Windows XP Professional Edition contains built-in support for:  Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)  Digital Video Disc Read-Only Memory (DVD- ROM)  Windows XP Professional Edition contains built-in support for:  Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)  Digital Video Disc Read-Only Memory (DVD- ROM)

33. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP33 MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING CD-ROM DEVICES

34. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP34 REMOVABLE STORAGE CONCEPTS  Media units  Media libraries  Work queues  Operator (Administrator) requests  Media units  Media libraries  Work queues  Operator (Administrator) requests

35. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP35 REMOVABLE STORAGE MANAGEMENT UTILITY

36. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP36 CHAPTER SUMMARY  Windows XP Professional Edition supports two types of disk storage: basic disks and dynamic disks. Windows XP Home Edition supports only basic disks. Portable computers also support only basic disks.  Use Disk Management to configure, manage, and monitor hard disks and volumes.  You must format a volume before it can accept data, and you can format each volume with only a single file system.  Windows XP Professional Edition supports two types of disk storage: basic disks and dynamic disks. Windows XP Home Edition supports only basic disks. Portable computers also support only basic disks.  Use Disk Management to configure, manage, and monitor hard disks and volumes.  You must format a volume before it can accept data, and you can format each volume with only a single file system.

37. Chapter 8: Installing and Managing Storage Devices in Windows XP37 CHAPTER SUMMARY (CONTINUED)  Volumes are usually assigned drive letters, such as C or D, which you use to reference the volume from within the operating system and through applications.  Mounted volumes extend the perceived available space on an existing volume without extending the volume’s size.  You can use additional disk utilities such as Disk Defragmenter and Chkdsk to ensure optimal disk performance.  Volumes are usually assigned drive letters, such as C or D, which you use to reference the volume from within the operating system and through applications.  Mounted volumes extend the perceived available space on an existing volume without extending the volume’s size.  You can use additional disk utilities such as Disk Defragmenter and Chkdsk to ensure optimal disk performance.