Windows 7 allows one to convert multiple basic disks into dynamic disks, either as a mirroring configuration or a striping configuration.

As I just received a subset of the ordered parts for my new server, specifically, the two Samsung 250 GB harddrives and the Antec Mini Skeleton ITX case, I tried to use the two hard drives in a software raid-1 "mirror" configuration, to avoid the "total" data loss that I experienced last week. 

Simply put, I installed Windows 7 on one of the disks and converted the two disks into dynamic disk using the mirror setting. However, it appears that Windows 7 cannot boot from a dynamic disk!?!?!?! this results in the booting process hangs with a "blinking" cursor on a black screen.

I have yet to find a solution to this problem, so be sure to backup your data before messing with dynamic disks as the process of converting a dynamic disk back to a basic disk results in total data loss(for me atleast).  

Misc server, dynamic disks, harddrive, Windows 7