Simple vs Dynamic Disk?

[Occidio]

I have always used dynamic disk volumes on my computers. I have an 80gig, 500gig and had a WD 250g in my media center computer. The 250g went out on me last month and got an RMA from WD. Whenever I put it in my MPC the option it gives me is simple volume and not sure why. I have always had the choice of using dynamic volumes. Anyone have any ideas whats going on with this drive? Will it hurt me using it in a simple volume format?

 

[Occidio]

I guess I should revise this information. I was mistaken on how I worded some of this information. Normally when I put in a new disk, I have the option of making a "Primary Partition" which is blue in Disk management. The only option I get now with this 250Gig HDD is Simple, which shows up brown in Disk management. I was reading up on some stuff and found that this looks to be a normal operation for something like Home edition but this is Media Center, which is XP Pro. I dont have any desires to spann this disk or anything like that. I just want to make sure I use this drive like all my others.