https://community.hpe.com/t5/windows-server-2003/add-physical-drive/m-p/4464023#M5682 Hi<BR /><BR />What's your Server model and RAID model?<BR />Some Proliant servers has Smart Array controller that have this feature called expansion and extension, once that's done from the hardware RAID side, you will have to use the diskpart tool to make windows recognize it.<BR /><BR />Hope this info gives you some ideas.<BR /><BR />Cheers<BR /> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:45:01 GMT J.Ulloa 2009-07-21T20:45:01Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/windows-server-2003/add-physical-drive/m-p/4464022#M5681 Hi <BR /><BR />I need to expend the Basic disk which is of 10 gb to 20 gb its a C drive.<BR />i am not sure the Basic drive can be expended <BR />it has a Raid 0+1 configration<BR />i know if the disk is dynamic and if it is array 5 we can expend the drive.<BR /><BR />but i need to know can we expend physica drive<BR />can anyone help me on this Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:15:41 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/windows-server-2003/add-physical-drive/m-p/4464022#M5681 santhu85 2009-07-21T17:15:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/windows-server-2003/add-physical-drive/m-p/4464023#M5682 Hi<BR /><BR />What's your Server model and RAID model?<BR />Some Proliant servers has Smart Array controller that have this feature called expansion and extension, once that's done from the hardware RAID side, you will have to use the diskpart tool to make windows recognize it.<BR /><BR />Hope this info gives you some ideas.<BR /><BR />Cheers<BR /> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:45:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/windows-server-2003/add-physical-drive/m-p/4464023#M5682 J.Ulloa 2009-07-21T20:45:01Z