===== 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
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== - 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'
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  * Enter the new Volume Group Name in the pop-up window
  * Leave the default options unchanged
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== - Create a New Logical Volume ==

  * Under VolGroup01, create a new logical volume
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  * 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
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  * See the screenshot after the new drive is configured

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== - 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.__