DOCUMENT:Q101629  20-JUL-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :INF: Second Member of Mirror or Stripe Set Larger than First
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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When Windows NT creates a mirror set, stripe set, or stripe set with
parity, the sizes of the disk partitions are approximately equal.
Windows NT reserves some additional space for administrative data.
However, when the disk geometry of the disk drives involved is not
identical, the Disk Administrator rounds the size of the second member
to the nearest cylinder boundary. This may make the size of the
secondary member partition up to 1MB larger than the first partition.
The extra space in the second partition is not used.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: FILSYS

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