Asus PCI-DA2200 - Manual (Page 35)

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IMPORTANT:
• The increased capacity from Mode 1 and Mode 2 Expansion of a logical
drive will be a new partition.
• Adding the extra capacity to the existing partition could crash the file
system in most current operating systems, so this is not supported.
Technically, the controller could easily combine the two partitions
together. But, as this may compromise protection of the existing
partition’s data (due to the questions regarding OS capabilities), this
function is not offered as a choice at this time.
• At the time of this printing, the firmware does not support the “Copy
and Replace” function that is required for Mode 2 Expansion. Third-
party hard disk utilities may be used for Mode 2 Expansion of logical
drives. Future versions of the firmware will support “Copy and
Replace.”
3.6.3 Example: RAID Expansion in Windows NT
®
Server
Limitations When Using Windows NT 4.0
1. Only the Windows NT Server Disk Administrator includes the
Extend Volume Set function; Windows NT Workstation does not
have this feature.
2. The system drive (boot drive) of a Windows NT system cannot
be extended.
3. The drive that will be extended should be using the NTFS file
system.