Windows 8.1 Administration Pocket Consultant: Storage, Security, & Networking

Chapter 3. Managing Disk Drives and File Systems

• Disk management essentials

• Improving disk performance

• Working with basic and dynamic disks

• Preparing basic and dynamic disks

• Working with disks, partitions, and volumes

• Partitioning disks and preparing them for use

• Using disk mirroring

• Moving a dynamic disk to a new system

• Using storage spaces

• Working with storage pools

Most computers have several types of drives, including internal hard drives and removable media drives. An internal hard drive is typically the primary storage device. In most cases, the first hard drive installed is designated Disk 0. If additional hard drives are installed, they are designated Disk 1, Disk 2, and so on. This chapter discusses tools and techniques for managing hard drives ...