Comments on: Upgrading Hard Drives on WHS http://mswhs.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/ A server for the people !!! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:10:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Enigma http://mswhs.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/#comment-14992 Enigma Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:53:21 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/#comment-14992 its actually relay easy simply make sure u have the equivalent amount of space that is used up on the drives u want to replace and then click on the drives u want to remove and select remove disk(from the disk pool) in storage tab on your whs so for example now u have added 2 1tb hds to your pool when u click "remove" on the disks that u want to remove all data on those disks will be dispensed to what ever drives have available space in your disk pool the only thing is u need to have a few extra sata ports so u can have all disks plugged in at the same time worst case just use a hd enclosure (usb or e sata) but most mother boards should have a few extra sata ports what i am not sure of is if u use a usb the remove the data of f the drive then try to plug it in to whs via sata with all your data on it if whs will see it as drive that was on there before or as a new drive so best bet is to have everything plugged into the mobo for the transfer hope that helps its actually relay easy simply make sure u have the equivalent amount of space that is used up on the drives u want to replace and then click on the drives u want to remove and select remove disk(from the disk pool) in storage tab on your whs so for example now u have added 2 1tb hds to your pool when u click “remove” on the disks that u want to remove all data on those disks will be dispensed to what ever drives have available space in your disk pool

the only thing is u need to have a few extra sata ports so u can have all disks plugged in at the same time

worst case just use a hd enclosure (usb or e sata) but most mother boards should have a few extra sata ports

what i am not sure of is if u use a usb the remove the data of f the drive then try to plug it in to whs via sata with all your data on it if whs will see it as drive that was on there before or as a new drive so best bet is to have everything plugged into the mobo for the transfer

hope that helps

]]> By: JohnCz http://mswhs.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/#comment-9898 JohnCz Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:12:39 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/#comment-9898 I don't believe you can use that technique to replace the disk with the OS partition. I'd like to see someone do a write up on how to do that. I don’t believe you can use that technique to replace the disk with the OS partition. I’d like to see someone do a write up on how to do that.

]]> By: Jon Rushton http://mswhs.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/#comment-9892 Jon Rushton Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:33:57 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/#comment-9892 I also can't count it seems :P I also can’t count it seems :P

]]> By: Jon Rushton http://mswhs.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/#comment-9891 Jon Rushton Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:32:13 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/upgrading-hard-drives-on-whs/#comment-9891 I'm looking to upgrade my 4x 500gb hdds with 1gb versions too. I figured i dont need the extra 996gb storage. hehe. I’m looking to upgrade my 4x 500gb hdds with 1gb versions too. I figured i dont need the extra 996gb storage. hehe.

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