Once you decide on how your disks should be configured, you implement the disk configurations through the Disk Management utility. This utility allows you to view and manage your physical disks and volumes. In this chapter, you will learn how to manage both types of storage and upgrade from basic storage to dynamic storage. | Chapter Managing Disks 9 MICROSOFT EXAM OBJECTIVES COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER Monitor manage and troubleshoot access to files and folders. Configure manage and troubleshoot file compression. Control access to files and folders by using permissions. Optimize access to files and folders. Configure and manage file systems. Convert from one file system to another file system. Configure file systems by using NTFS FAT32 or FAT. Implement manage and troubleshoot disk devices. Install configure and manage DVD and CD-ROM devices. Monitor and configure disks. Monitor configure and troubleshoot volumes. Monitor and configure removable media such as tape devices. Encrypt data on a hard disk by using Encrypting File System EFS . Copyright 2000 SYBEX Inc. Alameda CA. hen you install Windows 2000 Professional you choose how your disks are initially configured. Through Windows 2000 Profes sional s utilities and features you can change your configuration and perform disk-management tasks. For your file system configuration you can choose FAT FAT32 or NTFS. You can also update a FAT or FAT32 partition to NTFS. This chapter covers the features of each file system and how to use the CONVERT utility to upgrade to NTFS. Another factor in disk management is choosing how your physical drives are configured. Windows 2000 supports basic storage and dynamic storage. When you install Windows 2000 Professional or upgrade from Windows NT the drives are configured as basic storage. Dynamic storage is new to Windows 2000 and allows you to create simple volumes spanned volumes and striped volumes. Once you decide on how your disks should be configured you implement the disk configurations through the Disk Management utility. This utility allows you to view and manage your physical disks and volumes. In this chapter you will learn how to manage both types of storage and upgrade from basic storage to dynamic storage. The other disk-management features covered in this chapter are data .
