Windows 10: OS PF0ZGQBX SP 120.2212.551.0 System does not allow me to extend to my two external Dell...

This appears to be a common issue with Windows OS updates but I don't see anything recent. I have my ThinkPad in a docking station and two dell monitors attached. When I go into Devise Manager, my two Dell Monitors don't show. The only adapter is now listed as the Microsoft Basic.


The last few operating system updates seem to be causing nothing but problems....popping Windows Explorer windows looking for d: and now this. So frustrating.


Spent the last two hours trying to research solving this issue without contacting MS---granted my laptop and monitors are "old" by today's standards but they were working fine.


Next step is to restore.

:)

 

Help installing raid 0 using Samsung 850 EVO SSDs on Dell XPS 8300


Gshep,

It sounds like you're missing a critical step here: You need to create the RAID-0 volume.

My steps for this entire operation would be:
0. Download latest Intel storage drivers. Install them, and also extract the driver files to a USB thumb drive (Just in case you need them for a full install of Windows. *Slipstreaming takes more time to do than it does to simply manually load them in during installation.*)
1. Create backup
2. Verify backup
3. Re-verify backup
4. Create backup disaster recovery disc
5. Reboot system
6. Enter system bios and set SATA to RAID mode
7. Save & Reboot bios
8. Enter raid bios (this is often a separate bios from the system bios. It depends on your motherboard.)
9. Create RAID-0 array from SSD's (at this point, all data on both SSD's will be destroyed !!)
10. Reboot, and use your disaster recovery media to install to your newly created 1 TB RAID-0 volume
11. Once the restore is completed, reboot into your OS
12. From Windows: right-click Computer > Manage > Disk Management > right-click C: > Extend Volume > Extend to the maximum size it will permit.

It sounds like Steps 8 & 9 are what you missed.

Steps 10 - 12 allow you to restore from backup without wasting time doing a fresh install of Windows. If, for some reason, you had desired a fresh install of Windows, then replace steps 10 - 12 with steps necessary to install Windows. At this point, you'll be happy to have your USB thumb drive with Intel drivers on it.

If all goes well, you can restore your OS from backup to your new RAID-0 volume, and then simply grow the ~500 GB partition into a ~ 1 TB partition.

 

Firelite 120 external drive

Hi Nelson,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience that you are facing on Windows 10, we will certainly help you with this issue.

Please refer the link below and check if the External drive is compatible with Windows 10.

Explore Windows 10 OS, Computers, Apps, & More | Microsoft

I would suggest you to run hardware and devices troubleshooter
and check if it helps. Please follow these steps:

• 
  Type troubleshooting
  in the search box on taskbar.
  
• 
  Click troubleshooting
  in the search results.3.
  
• 
  Click "View all" and then click "Hardware and Devices".
  
• 
  Click "Next" and follow on-screen instructions.
  

If the issue still persists, go to the device manager and check if you can see the External drive when it is connected.

Press Windows key + R and type devmgmt.msc to open device manager.

Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

 

How to extend OS drive volume in Windows 10.?

, just right-click on the partition that you want to shrink, and select “Extend Volume” from the menu

I want to extend so your answer is really frustrating ans. I want to extend so why should i shrink and select extend? Extend option is already Dim or unavailable?