Re: Perc 4Di / Raid5 / Acronis / Expand System Partition


"John" <ctcmptrdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have a PowerEdge 2650 server running Windows 2000 server on a RAID 5
>drive array (PERC 4/Di). The RAID array consisted of (3) 36gb drives. I
>added a 4th drive and expanded the RAID volume using the Dell Array
>Manager, but the Windows partition did not expand. Dell is telling me that
>I need to rebuild my server. Not something that I want to do. I've
>purchased a copy of Acronis's Disk Director v9 product, which reportedly
>will allow me to expand my system partition to use the additional space.
>Before letting it go, I wanted to see if anyone has used this product to
>expand their RAID array on a PERC 4Di, and if they encountered any
>problems.
>
> Thanks.
>
> John
> (Note: remove 'nospam' to reply to email address)


Hereyago, sir. Repeat this post right here and I bet you'll find a prompt
solution:

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=pes_hardrive


Stew


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