Symptoms

- Status code V-76-58645-238 is reported while attempting to convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk.
- ERROR: "Partition is not the current active partition. Can not convert to Dynamic volume"


Solution

To resolve this error, remove the "active" flag from the affected partitions. This can be done with Diskpart, a Microsoft utility.

1. From a Windows command prompt, run Diskpart.

2. Select a disk that is to be upgraded to dynamic. This can be done by using the following command:

 

select disk
 

 

For example:
 

 

DISKPART> select disk 3
 

3. Select a partition on the disk that is to be upgraded. This can be done by using the following command:

 

select partition
 

 

For example:
 

 

DISKPART> select partition 1
 

 

     Note: The list of all the partitions in the disk can be obtained with the command:

 

4. Set the partition to "inactive" by using the following command:

     inactive

Note: Repeat Steps 2 through 4 as many times as is necessary to mark all affected partitions as "inactive."

5. Close Diskpart by using the following command: