Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Second Edition

Chapter 11. Managing File Systems and Drives

In this chapter:

Adding Hard Disk Drives

Working with Basic and Dynamic Disks

Using Basic Disks and Partitions

Managing Existing Partitions and Drives

A hard disk drive is the most common storage device used on network workstations and servers. Users depend on hard disk drives to store their word-processing documents, spreadsheets, and other types of data. Drives are organized into file systems that users can access either locally or remotely as follows:

• Local file systems. Installed on a user’s computer and don’t require remote network connections to access. An example of a local file system is the C drive available on most workstations and servers. You access the C drive using the file path C:\.

• Remote file ...