Configuring a basic disk containing system partition to a dynamic disk may result in serious data loss

Dynamic disks are different from basic disks as they are configured or initialized specifically for dynamic storage of data. A dynamic disk uses Logical Disk Manager (or LDM) database which is 1MB in size to store information about all the dynamic volumes present on it. A dynamic disk supports different types of dynamic volumes, such as simple volume, spanned volume, mirrored volume, striped volume, and RAID 5 volume. But you may face serious cases of data loss on your system if you try to convert a basic disk containing a system partition to a dynamic disk and vice versa. In such situations, to recover back your lost inaccessible data, you should perform Windows data recovery through a third party utility.

For instance, you may come across the following error message after starting your Windows 2000 based computer:

“STOP: 0x0000007b (0xf881b84c,0xc0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

0xc00000034 STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND ”

Cause:

This error may be caused as a result of a mismatch between the primary disk group identity of the hard disk and the one that is stored in the registry. This can happen due to the following reasons-

• You try to convert your basic disk that contains the system partition to a dynamic disk.
• You try to install the hard disk in a different Windows 2000 based computer after removing it from your system.
• You try importing your system hard disk to a dynamic disk group on a different Windows 2000 based computer.

This may make your system unbootable and render all the valuable data stored in your system inaccessible. Here, you need to have an updated backup in order to recover Windows. If the backup is missing, you should follow the below mentioned resolution steps.

Resolution:

In your system, try deleting the primary disk group registry key by using registry editor.

But modifying the registry incorrectly may lead to permanent data loss on your system. To prevent any such situation, you need to go for Windows recovery by taking help of a reliable recovery software. These software can recover Windows files from any scenario of data loss and are compatible with all the latest Windows operating systems, such as Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is an advanced recovery software that recovers lost, deleted, or formatted data from FAT, NTFS, and exFAT file system based partitions. It also enables to save a particular scan information which can be later used to resume the recovery process.