Running out of space on a SAS-based workstation

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Published on 2010-05-21T09:52:51Z Indexed on 2010/05/21 11:02 UTC
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Hi - first question on serverfault - pls excuse if asked elsewhere.

I have a Dell Precision 690 with one 73GB (15000RPM) SAS drive in it. Running Windows 7 (x64) with a bunch of apps means it is running out of space. I have on order a 147GB (15000RPM) SAS drive (same GB/s, same make) which I want to put into the machine.

Not knowing anything about SAS, do I need to replace the 73GB with the 147GB and restore from a backup, or can I put the drive in the machine and get the controller to treat the two drives as one large one? (The original paperwork for the machine says 73GB SAS (No RAID) if that is relevant.)

Thanks in advance.

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Running out of space on a SAS-based workstation

Posted by SteveWilkinson on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by SteveWilkinson
Published on 2010-05-21T09:52:51Z Indexed on 2010/05/21 10:02 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 211

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Hi - first question on serverfault - pls excuse if asked elsewhere.

I have a Dell Precision 690 with one 73GB (15000RPM) SAS drive in it. Running Windows 7 (x64) with a bunch of apps means it is running out of space. I have on order a 147GB (15000RPM) SAS drive (same GB/s, same make) which I want to put into the machine.

Not knowing anything about SAS, do I need to replace the 73GB with the 147GB and restore from a backup, or can I put the drive in the machine and get the controller to treat the two drives as one large one? (The original paperwork for the machine says 73GB SAS (No RAID) if that is relevant.)

Thanks in advance.

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