Why should anyone want to use a dynamic disk?

[Guest]

I have found not reason to use it over a basic disk. People say it's fault
tolerant, but that is only true for certain types of dynamic disks. You can
have a simple, spanned, striped, mirrored or Raid-5 dynamic disk, and only
the latter two types are fault tolerant. So what is the big advantage? I
guess there must some, but it's never expressed anywhere I can find.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have found not reason to use it over a basic disk. People say it's fault
tolerant, but that is only true for certain types of dynamic disks. You can
have a simple, spanned, striped, mirrored or Raid-5 dynamic disk, and only
the latter two types are fault tolerant. So what is the big advantage? I
guess there must some, but it's never expressed anywhere I can find.

http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8619
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;175761

 

[Guest]

With all due respect, why do support personnel assume that users have not
done a single moments worth of research to find an answer. The second link
(microsoft) doesn't even come close to answering my question. It barely even
qualifies as a proper description of the two types of disks. The first link
doesn't provide an answer either; did you even go there and read it, or just
read the title and sent it my way? People don't want just definitions, they
want to know "WHY" one should use a feature. Why should I use dynamic disks,
what's in it for me??? On my home network, what would be the advantage.
Please, if you're going to help, don't just throw links at me. I've been
using PCs since 1986 DOS 2.1, I'm no expert but I know a thing or two.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

It appears that you are not quite aware of the nature of
newsgroups. They are a discussion forum and the vast
majority of respondents are volunteers who freely give
their time and expertise to total strangers.

Your reply starts off with some criticism of "support personnel"
(what "support personnel"?) then continues with a list of
complaints. If this was my own reply and if I wanted to
continue the discussion then I might have worded it like
so: "Thank you for these links. Unfortunately they do not
really answer my questions, which are: . . . . Would you
have any other links than could clarify this issue for me".

As it stands, I feel rather disinclined to spend any more
of my time on this thread.

 

[Guest]

Well let me apologize for mistaking you for a support person and criticizing
the reply. I thought I had asked specific questions. What I got were a
couple of figure-it-out-yourself links. Thank you for your concern. You are
correct, I should have said it differently, or maybe nothing at all. When I
try to help people, I will take each question and address it, even If I don't
know the answer. However, in my defense I must point out that you gave more
thought to my second post than you did my first. Anyway, I'm sorry to have
offended you.

 

[Bystander]

This is a curious thread. In your first reply you treat Pegasus as if he
owed you a service. When he takes the time to politely explain the
nature of newsgroups, you criticise him again for spending too much
time on explaining something you were obviously unaware of. Your
renewed criticism makes your apology sound hollow. You write
"When I try to help people . . .", yet your name appears to be absent
as a contributor to this newsgroup. Pegasus has quite a few replies
to his name, some of them very detailed.

Unless you change your approach you are unlikely to get much
help here.

 

[Edwin vMierlo]

bpilati quote: "When I try to help people"

--> 6 posts in total in 2006 in microsoft news groups ?
see:
http://[email protected]&sd=9/20/2006

my question : when do you try to help people ?

 

[Guest]

Hmmm, did you ask me for help? I'm sorry, I must have overlooked it. Do you
feel that the number of posts is directly proportional to the quality of
posts? If you don't have an answer for my initial question, then why are you
here? Seems that your sole purpose is to service no purpose. Now as to how
many people I have helped, I can't give you a count. But since 1986 I have
sat down at many of my colleagues computers and helped them solve problems.
Nevertheless, thank you for your concern.