I was trying to create a simple partition on a Windows Server 2008r2 server. The server has four current partions already, OEM, recovery, O/S, and File storage. I went through the steps, selecting the size of the new drive, I chose "Z"
as the drive letter, since this will be used for archiving, it will be an NTFS drive, and chose quick format. When I clicked on "Finish, I got this message:
The operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk(s) to dynamic disk(s). If you convert the disk to dynamic you will not be able to start installed Operating Systems from any volume on the disk except the current boot volume.
The hard drive the extra space is located on is a simple drive. I've seen where Windows 7 does not allow more than four partitions, but I would assume a server would allow more than that.
I am scared to click "OK." Can anyone tell me why this message would come up?