I'm am trying to mirror 2 40 GB HDD in windows 2000
server. I make it a dynamic disk then, when I right
click on the drive and choose "create volume", the
mirrored volume option is grayed out. Is there a step I
need to take before trying to create this mirrored
volume? Can it even be done on just the primary IDE
channels?

To create a mirrored volume

Open Disk Management.
Right-click the unallocated space on one of the dynamic disks where you want
to create the mirrored volume, and then click Create Volume.
In the Create Volume wizard, click Next, click Mirrored volume, and then
follow the instructions on your screen.
Notes

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators
group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to
a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this
procedure.
To open Disk Management, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer
Management. In the console tree under Storage, click Disk Management.
You can create mirrored volumes only on computers running Windows 2000
Server.
You need at least two dynamic disks to create a mirrored volume.
Mirrored volumes are fault tolerant.
Mirrored volumes cannot be extended or striped.
The same drive letter is used for both copies (mirrors) of a mirrored
volume.

--
Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

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"jbrooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm am trying to mirror 2 40 GB HDD in windows 2000
> server. I make it a dynamic disk then, when I right
> click on the drive and choose "create volume", the
> mirrored volume option is grayed out. Is there a step I
> need to take before trying to create this mirrored
> volume? Can it even be done on just the primary IDE
> channels?