Definitions for "Dynamic Disk"
Keywords:  partition, volume, disk, hidden, span
A logical disk that is managed by Array Manager software. Dynamic disks can contain only dynamic volumes (that is, volumes created with Array Manager software). Dynamic disks cannot contain partitions or logical drives, nor can they be accessed by MS-DOS or Windows 95®/98. See also Dynamic volume, Partition. There are particular considerations regarding dynamic disks and volumes on NetWare, Windows Server 2003, and Linux. See Dynamic Disk and Volume Support on NetWare, Windows Server 2003, and Linux for more information.
A physical disk that can be used with Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP operating systems. Dynamic disks enable the manipulation of the partitions and volumes contained on them, without the need for a complete disk format.
a disk that has been initialization with the dynamic storage standard which is a single partition that includes the entire disk that can be divided into volumes