File System Expansion For Windows; Overview; Procedure - StarTech.com SAT2520U2ER User Manual

File System Expansion for Windows

Overview

This appendix describes the procedure to expand file systems that have
been created on volumes that have increased in size, using Microsoft
Windows while preserving your existing data. After you have added more
hard disk drives to increase the storage capacity of a BIG volume, you
must use the supplemental procedures to allow the expanded capacity to
be recognized by the Windows file System.
A command-line utility named "Diskpart.exe" ("Disk Partition") enables
you to manage hard disk partitions and volumes. This utility is included
as part of Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows 2003 Server and
Windows Vista™. For Windows 2000 or Windows XP Home Edition, you
must download the "diskpart" utility from Microsoft's website.
Additional third-party products (such as Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0)
are available to perform similar volume management activities, but those
products are very sophisticated and are not included in this manual.

Procedure

Before you can use DiskPart.exe commands on a hard drive disk parti-
tion/volume, you must first list and then select the partition/volume to
extend their capacity to match the virtual hard drives created using the
DIP switches.
1. Open a command prompt window by clicking Start > Run, then type
in "cmd".
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