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itates   09-23-2009 at 06:10:31 PM

Hello,

I know this question has been asked before, but from what I've read the answer is different depending on the specific components of the system in question.
Here are the details on the server we would like to work on:

Windows 2003
PERC 4e/Di (Embedded)
2x ST336754LC Cheetah SCSI 36 GB Hard Drives (currently C and E partitions)
The D partition is a RAID 5 partition that I don't want to change at all.


I would like to join the two partitions to increase the C drive's capacity and remove the existence of the E partition all together.
Is there a freeware solution to do this? If not, what software is recommended for this?

Thanks,

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This problem is easy to solve, you may follow the steps below:
1. backup the files on E to other partitions
2. delete partition d
3. resize partition c to get the unallocated space
here is a tutorial how to do this, http://www.partition-tool.com/reso [...] a-loss.htm
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rand_79   09-24-2009 at 12:48:48 AM

so c and e are separate hard drives?

if you so can raid 0 them. (I would recommend a backup schedule)

otherwise you are looking at jbod which has the same cons as raid 0 but none of the advantages.

Need more info about the partitions and how they are connected etc.
dont leave anything out.

perhaps a screenshot of the disk management to go with it.
--admin tools-- computer management-->disk managment

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nocheese   09-24-2009 at 02:16:32 PM

Very do-able. Simply delete the E: drive in disk management and use a partition manager (one that works within Windows like Partition Manager by paragon software) to expand the C: drive to use the unused space.

If the drive is set as "Dynamic" instead of "Basic", I think the MS disk management console will also allow the expansion.

The D: drive being on a different logical drive within the PERC settings is not an issue and actually makes the job easier.

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deluxe2000   09-24-2009 at 05:40:22 PM

nocheese wrote :

Very do-able. Simply delete the E: drive in disk management and use a partition manager (one that works within Windows like Partition Manager by paragon software) to expand the C: drive to use the unused space.

If the drive is set as "Dynamic" instead of "Basic", I think the MS disk management console will also allow the expansion.

The D: drive being on a different logical drive within the PERC settings is not an issue and actually makes the job easier.



Hi - I actually was hoping to erase my partition without losing any data. Is this possible? Its a 250gb HD with a 30gb partiation (C and D). Also how can you know whether your partition is dynanic or basic?

Appreciate any help!

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itates   09-24-2009 at 05:54:05 PM

rand_79 wrote :

so c and e are separate hard drives?

if you so can raid 0 them. (I would recommend a backup schedule)

otherwise you are looking at jbod which has the same cons as raid 0 but none of the advantages.

Need more info about the partitions and how they are connected etc.
dont leave anything out.

perhaps a screenshot of the disk management to go with it.
--admin tools-- computer management-->disk managment



Thanks for the quick reply. The C and E partitions are on one drive that is a RAID 1 setup. It's a Dell system so there is a hidden partition as you will see. I have inserted the screen shot you wanted below:

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2425/app2drives.th.gif

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shun_51   10-25-2009 at 03:01:57 PM
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This problem is easy to solve, you may follow the steps below:
1. backup the files on E to other partitions
2. delete partition d
3. resize partition c to get the unallocated space
here is a tutorial how to do this, http://www.partition-tool.com/reso [...] a-loss.htm

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