Alignment requirements: converting basic disk to dynamic disk in order to set up software RAID?

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Published on 2012-09-26T15:06:44Z Indexed on 2012/09/26 15:40 UTC
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On Windows 7 x64 Professional I am struggling to convert a basic disk to a dynamic one. Under Disk Management in the MMC the conversion is supposed to be initiated automatically, but it doesn't.

My guess: because of using third-party partitioning tools there isn't enough space in front and after the partitions (system-reserved/boot + system volume) to store the required meta-data. When demoting a dynamic disk to a basic disk manually, I noticed that some space seems to be required before and after the partitions.

What are the exact alignment requirements that allow the on-board tools in Windows to do the conversion?

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