Move a RAID 1 Volume to Larger Hard Drive

Use the following steps to move a RAID 1 volume to larger drives. The procedure will not require reinstallation of the operating system and will not compromise the current information on the RAID 1 volume.

1. Turn off the system and remove one of the drives.
2. Replace it with a drive larger in capacity.
3. Turn on the system and boot into Windows*.
4. Open the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology user interface (Start > All Programs > Intel > Intel® Rapid Storage Technology).
5. Click Rebuild to another disk.
6. Select the newly added drive and click Rebuild.
7. Allow the rebuild to complete.
8. Restart the system and enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology option ROM by pressing CTRL+I when prompted.
9. Click Reset Disks to Non-RAID.
    

   Note	You may see a dialog box warning you of data loss. This warning does not apply to RAID 1; you will still be able to access your data.

   
    
10. Click Yes to confirm.
11. Click Exit and shut off the system.
12. Remove the original (smaller) drive from the system. This will leave only the new (higher capacity) drive, acting as a single drive (it is no longer part of a RAID volume).
13. Turn on the system and boot into Windows. You may need to change the drive priority in the BIOS.
14. From within Windows, use the Windows computer management tools or a third-party partitioning software to resize the drive partition so that it uses the entire capacity of the drive.
15. Turn off the system and attach the second large drive.
16. Turn on the system and boot into Windows.
17. Open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface and click the Create icon.
18. Follow the prompts to create a new RAID 1 volume. Your data will then be migrated from the single large drive to the new RAID 1 volume.