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suggest a best possible method for data migration of Sharepoint database

we have a dell poweredge 2950 server on which our sharepoint database is located and the size of the drive is 300 GB which is almost full we have ordered a 600 GB Harddisc which we will be receiving very soon and also requested for installation. all i need to know is
1. can we add a higher capacity drive to the existing Raid (Raid 5) we have 300 GB Drives Presently,and new drive would be 600 GB with same RPm and Hardware specifications
2.best way to migrate the data to the new drive without data loss.
3.tools or applications to successfully migrate the data.

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