Mix RAID & non-RAID drives on TD230

I am running a RAID 1 and want to add storage without changing the RAID since all data would be destroyed..  Can I add drives and use the onboard SATA controller and configure them through Windows SBS?

Quote from: Quadrifoglio Verde on 06-February-08, 17:03:07
Or is it an eSATA mobile rack to begin with?
It can be used as an external mobile rack: http://en.vipower.com/products01_01.php?ID=84
But i don't have the external adapter for it: http://en.vipower.com/products01_01.php?ID=155
So the 2 eSATA ports of the Promise controller can handle single drives even if the other 2 sata ports (sata 5&6 on mainboard) are configured for raid?

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