What must you do first to a basic disk to create spanned, striped, mirrored, or RAID-5 volumes in Disk Management?

To create spanned, striped, mirrored, or RAID-5 volumes in Disk Management, the first step is to convert the basic disk to a dynamic disk. Dynamic disks allow for advanced volume types and management features beyond what is available on basic disks. They support multiple partition configurations and can facilitate RAID configurations, such as mirrored and RAID-5 volumes, which provide options for redundancy and better data management.

Dynamic disks maintain a database containing the dynamic volume configuration for each disk, which is necessary for composite volumes that span across multiple physical disks or require special data integrity features like mirroring. Without converting to a dynamic disk, you are limited to creating only primary and extended partitions, which do not support those advanced volume types. Thus, the conversion to a dynamic disk is essential for utilizing the capabilities associated with spanned, striped, mirrored, or RAID-5 volumes.