Windows 2000 allows only one simple partition on a hard disk. Windows 2000 allows one extended partition and three primary partitions on a hard disk. Windows 2000 allows one logical partition and three primary partitions on a hard disk. Windows 2000 allows one primary partition and three extended partitions on a hard disk. Windows 2000 allows one primary partition and three logical partitions on a hard disk.
Dynamic storage creates a single partition that includes the entire disk.
On a spanned volume, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional writes data to all disks at the same time. On a spanned volume, data is written to one disk until it is full and then Windows 2000 Professional starts writing data to the next disk. On a striped volume, data is written to all disks at the same time. A simple volume contains disk space from a single disk. A spanned volume provides fault tolerance.