Resize Partition Windows 2000 server

[Cath]

I have a desktop computer which is used primarily for storing and
backing up shared files. It is running Windows 2000 server.

When setting up I created 2 partitions 10gb(system) and 50gb(Data) and
left 50gb unpartioned. I now need to extend the 50gb partition into
the unallocated disk space. To complicate disk 0 is mirrored to disk
1. Both are dynamic disks. I have tried to use the extend command
whilst in safe mode but this just sat at the command prompt. Can
anyone advise how I can do this and the correct commands.

Thanks in advance
Catherine

 

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

AfaIk, Windows does not support increasing a partition size while leaving
the file system intact. Third party tools such as Partition Magic can do it
though, so I've heard.

Ray at work

 

[Bjorn Landemoo]

Catherine

Did your data partition exist before the disks where upgraded to dynamic
disks? In that case, this MS Knowledge Base article explains why it doesn't
work:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=225551

You say that your disks are mirrored. Is this done in hardware, or are both
your volumes (system and data) mirrored in software? In that case - and
your data volume was created after the disks where made dynamic - you might
be able to break the mirror of your data volume, extend it, and then
re-mirror.

Best regards

Bjorn