Solve : Extending a small hard drive.?

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Answer» I have a PC here which only has a 3GB FAT32 hard-drive and that is nearly full of operating system (Windows 2000 Pro SP4) and PRODUCTIVITY software. The plan is this. I want to : - 1) Add a new physical disk and format it to NTFS, 2) Convert the current drive to NTFS. 3) Convert both disks to dynamic. 4) Convert them into one spanned volume. Is this plan possible, or am I somewhere in cloud cuckoo land? ThanksI'd get a bigger hard drive and an image program such as Norton Ghost to copy the OS from one disk to another. If the 3GB disk breaks down (It must be -ancient-) and you do what you're planning on, you'll be in a world of hurt I agree with Raptor as well...and to be honest i find disk-spanning a waste of time and effort. I just add storage as i need it.Cheers, I was beginning to think that my plan was a little excessive. Personally, I'd rather chuck the PC and buy a new one. But, I don't call the shots around here. I'll consider the ghosting idea. Thanks again Also keep in mind that all drive manuf. have "cloning" tools FREE in their respective drive diagnostics software.Quote from: patio on December 22, 2008, 08:13:45 AM Also keep in mind that all drive manuf. have "cloning" tools FREE in their respective drive diagnostics software. They do? Where? Is there any way I can convert the drive from FAT32 to NTFS without upsetting the data?Look here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx should help..... Quote They do? Where? SeaTools MaxBlast WD Data Lifeguard Not sure about Samsung as i've thankfully never OWNED one...Quote from: patio on December 23, 2008, 08:32:37 AM Quote They do? Where? SeaTools MaxBlast WD Data Lifeguard Not sure about Samsung as i've thankfully never owned one... Yes but what program and where in that program? I've never seen this in their diagnostic software. Do I need something else? In the 3 i mentioned it is under the SETUP New Drive options...I must be using outdated programs. I'll go have a look at it soon. Does it work properly with NTFS? Yep. P.S. I just cracked open a brand new 500G Seagate SATA...5 Year Warranty and couldn't pass up the deal...$44.95 US. I Love the HOLIDAYS ! ! Seems they are now using Acronis Disk Director and it's a freebie with the install CD ! Bonus.

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I have a PC here which only has a 3GB FAT32 hard-drive and that is nearly full of operating system (Windows 2000 Pro SP4) and PRODUCTIVITY software. The plan is this. I want to : -

1) Add a new physical disk and format it to NTFS,
2) Convert the current drive to NTFS.
3) Convert both disks to dynamic.
4) Convert them into one spanned volume.

Is this plan possible, or am I somewhere in cloud cuckoo land?

ThanksI'd get a bigger hard drive and an image program such as Norton Ghost to copy the OS from one disk to another.

If the 3GB disk breaks down (It must be -ancient-) and you do what you're planning on, you'll be in a world of hurt I agree with Raptor as well...and to be honest i find disk-spanning a waste of time and effort.
I just add storage as i need it.Cheers,

I was beginning to think that my plan was a little excessive. Personally, I'd rather chuck the PC and buy a new one. But, I don't call the shots around here.

I'll consider the ghosting idea.

Thanks again Also keep in mind that all drive manuf. have "cloning" tools FREE in their respective drive diagnostics software.Quote from: patio on December 22, 2008, 08:13:45 AM

Also keep in mind that all drive manuf. have "cloning" tools FREE in their respective drive diagnostics software.

They do? Where? Is there any way I can convert the drive from FAT32 to NTFS without upsetting the data?Look here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx

should help.....

Quote

They do? Where?

SeaTools
MaxBlast
WD Data Lifeguard

Not sure about Samsung as i've thankfully never OWNED one...Quote from: patio on December 23, 2008, 08:32:37 AM

Quote
They do? Where?

SeaTools
MaxBlast
WD Data Lifeguard

Not sure about Samsung as i've thankfully never owned one...

Yes but what program and where in that program? I've never seen this in their diagnostic software. Do I need something else? In the 3 i mentioned it is under the SETUP New Drive options...I must be using outdated programs. I'll go have a look at it soon.

Does it work properly with NTFS? Yep.

P.S.
I just cracked open a brand new 500G Seagate SATA...5 Year Warranty and couldn't pass up the deal...$44.95 US.
I Love the HOLIDAYS ! !

Seems they are now using Acronis Disk Director and it's a freebie with the install CD !
Bonus.

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