Windows – I want to expand a partition on my boot SSD, but there is a Recovery Partition and EFI System Partition in the way. How can I get around this?

Here is a screenshot in Windows Disk Management showing the partition layout on my disk: I wish to expand the Windows partition (C: drive, “Boot”) into the 16 GB of unallocated space. However, Windows has “helpfully” put a Recovery Partition and EFI System Partition in the way, preventing me from expanding the Boot partition. Neither…

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Intel RAID Controller: I do not see the zero channel RAID card/Modular RAID on Motherboard card during POST

Zero channel RAID cards are designed to work with the on-board hard drive controller built into the server board you are using. The zero channel RAID card must be inserted into a RAIDIOSenabled slot that is usually on the same bus as the on-board hard drive controller. Ensure that you have inserted the zero channel RAID card into the RAIDIOS enabled slot. Refer to your server board documentation to determine which slot is RAIDIOS enabled. This slot is sometimes labeled “Zero Channel“, “RAIDIOS“, or “MROMB“.

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2060-771817-001 WD PCB Circuit Board

HDD Printed circuit board (PCB) with board number 2060-771817-001 is usually used on these Western Digital hard disk drives: WD7500KMVV-11TK7S2, DCM HHMT2HN, Western Digital 750GB USB 2.5 Hard Drive; WD5000BMVV-11SXZS2, DCM HVOT2BN, Western Digital 500GB USB 2.5 Hard Drive; WD10TMVV-11TK7S2, DCM HBMT2HNB, Western Digital 1TB USB 2.5 Hard Drive The 2060-771817-001 Western Digital PCB repair…

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