Does A8N-SLI Deluxe have Raid 5 online expansion?

Hi all,
I'm considering getting the A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo with a dual core Athlon
64 X2. I've read some articles which indicate the onboard Raid 5
performance is somewhat lacking, but i'd like to try it out anyways
before investing in a dedicated Raid5 card.

Anyways, my question is, does anyone know if the board supports online
expansion? I mean, if i build a parity array with 3 drives, can i add
additional capacity later by adding another drive and rebuilding the
array, without losing the existing data? I've read that this is a
feature most dedicated raid cards have.

Thanks,
iDon

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