Note:This article applies to Dynamic Disk Storage. Content in this article may not be
relevant to you. Visit how
to merge unallocated space to C drive under Basic Disk Storage.
Question: "Dynamic Disk Partition in Windows Server 2003"
I've got a Windows Server 2003. It has 60GB single disk which shows in Disk
Management as being dynamic. I have a C: partition at 5.86GB, a data D: partition at
36.10GB, and 18.04GB unallocated space. I'd like to merge 18.04GB unallocated space
into the C: drive. I've tried from Disk Management but it tells me "The selected
volume is a system or boot disk or was created on a basic disk in an earlier version
of Windows and cannot be extended". Is there anyway of merge this unallocated disk
space?

How to merge unallocated space to C: drive if you have encountered the above
problems? The following will show how to tackle this problem.
How to merge unallocated space to C: drive?
Under dynamic disk storage type, all Windows Disk Management snap-in only allow you
to extend simple/spanned volumes into unallocated space from the same disk or
another disks. Expanding system/boot volume or striped/mirrored/RAID-5 dynamic
partitions is impossible.
AOMEI Partition Assistant Server provides full-featured
dynamic disk partition management solution for home and enterprise users. All your
dynamic partition and disk maintenance requirements can be fulfilled with basic and
advanced features, such as resize dynamic disk, extend dynamic system partition, shrink dynamic volume, convert dynamic disk to basic, expand RAID-5 dynamic partition and add drive to RAID, etc.
The tutorial will take Windows Server 2003 for example on how to merge unallocated
space to C: drive and it also applies other operating systems, including Windows
Server 2008/2000 and Windows 7/8/Vista/XP/2000.
Step1: Launch AOMEI Partition Assistant Server Edition, click "Dynamic Disk" to initiate the function. Then
right-click D: partition and select "Resize/Move Volume".

Step2: In the pop-up window, position mouse pointer on D: partition and
move it to the right. Then, click "OK" to get back to the main window.

Step3: Right-click C: drive and select "Resize/Move Volume". In the
pop-up window, drag the right slider rightwards to merge unallocated space to C: drive.
Then, click "OK" to get back to the main window.

Step4: Click "Commit" on the toolbar.

After clicking "Commit", a window will pop up and lists the pending
operations. Click "Proceed" to execute.

All the operations need to perform under Reboot Mode. After restarting computer,
you will find the unallocated space has been merged to C: drive successfully.

To test whether AOMEI Partition Assistant Server is compatible with your
computer systems and satisfies all of your requirements, please download free trial.
Note: If C: drive is mirrored/RAID-1 dynamic partition, please visit how to extend mirrored volume.
Tips: Choose the right version according to your needs or operating systems.