PERC3/Di - RAID Expansion

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Try downloading extpart.exe from Dell to increase the partition size.

"John" <ctcmptrdr@nospam.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>I installed an additional hard drive in a PE2650 which was configured with
>(3) 36gb drives in a RAID5 array, with (1) dedicated hot spare. Using the
>Dell Array Manager, I initialized the drive, added it to the array volume,
>(size increased from ~67gb -> ~101gb) and let it rebuild. It took ~12
>hours. When it finished, there were no errors logged, and it is reporting
>that the volume is 101gb, (4 drives) but the system drive is still only
>~67gb. Windows is reporting the C: drive is still 67gb also. In other
>words, the volume has additional capacity, but the system drive did not
>grow to make use of the additional capacity. Dell support has not been very
>helpful...
>
> Thanks.
>
> John