How do i know if a hard drive (hdd or ssd) is classified as "basic disk" or "dynamic disk" before i buy it?

[dietcokesucks]

The reason i'm interested in this information is because i know that ubuntu cannot be installed on a dynamic disk. So how can i tell if a hard drive i am buying is classified as basic or dynamic before i've purchased and installed it into my build?

If it helps, i plan on installing windows 8 on this hard drive first and then installing kubuntu second.

 

[getochkn]

that's a software/formatting option from within windows, it has nothing to do with the hard drive. are hard drives are the same.

 

[dietcokesucks]

Ah, okay thanks for that clarification... where does this formatting option occur in the windows installation process? Just so i can be mindful of it and make sure that basic is what i use moving forward

 

[popatim]

no worries mate. Windows wont install to a dynamic disk either so it will default to making the hdd basic.