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+===== New Harddrive =====
+== - Connect the harddrive to the machine, and enable it in the system BIOS, boot into Linux ==
+==   - Check the current harddrives using the Logical Volume Management ==
+System -> Administration -> Logical Volume Management (requires root password)
+For existing IDE drives, you will possibly see under "Volume Groups -> VolGroup00"
+If your new harddrive is SATA, you will possibly see under "Uninitialized Entities":
+  * /dev/sdd (s: SATA, d: Harddrive, d: the 4th drive)
+  * Check the size of the uninitialized entity to make sure it is indeed the new harddrive
+  * In the example screenshot below, the new harddrive is 931.51Gb
+{{:atmos:screenshot-logical_volume_management.png|}}
+== - Initialize the new harddrive ==
+  * Click 'Initialize Entity' underneath the volume view (middle frame)
+  * An unallocated volume will appear after the drive is initialized
+  * Choose Partition 1 and click 'Create a new volume group'
+{{:atmos:screenshot-logical_volume_management2.png|}}
+  * Enter the new Volume Group Name in the pop-up window
+  * Leave the default options unchanged
+{{:atmos:screenshot-new_volume_group3.png|}}
+== - Create a New Logical Volume ==
+  * Under VolGroup01, create a new logical volume
+{{:atmos:screenshot-logical_volume_management4.png|}}
+  * To make the entire drive as 1 partition, click 'Use remaining' or drag the bar to maximum in the pop-up window
+  * Enter LV name (e.g. Large2)
+  * For better file management, choose 'File System' to be 'Ext3'
+  * Before entering the 'Mount Point', a directory must be created for the harddrive to be mounted at
+  * For example, create a /Large2 using root
+  * Enter the 'Mount Point' as /Large2
+  * Click OK to finish formating and mounting the drive, this will take a couple minutes depending on the size of your harddrive
+{{:atmos:screenshot-create_new_logical_volume5.png|}}
+  * See the screenshot after the new drive is configured
+{{:atmos:screenshot-logical_volume_management6.png|}}
+== - If a user has trouble writing data in /Large2 ==
+  * Change the ownership of the directory to the user by typing in a terminal: chown user_name /Large2
+__Note: this seems all it needs for the user to have permission on writing data in the directory, as long as the file system of the drive is Ext3.__