FAQ: HOWTO: Convert a dynamic disk back to a basic disk without data loss <br><br>I think we may need to re-org stuff to make a HOWTO section or something.

I have modified MBR from 0x42 to 0x07 in windows 7 to convert dynamic to Basic disk i.e. 0000001C0 01 00 42 to 0000001C0 01 00 07 and now my system is not booting up it is just showing only c ...

The most obvious difference between basic and dynamic disks lies in operating system support. While all versions of Windows--even DOS--support basic disks, we can't say the same for dynamic disks.

Use Windows' built-in Disk Management tool to make your backups easier, to set up an emergency recovery partition, or even to install another operating system.