#rescan the device
echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_device/1\:0\:0\:0/device/rescan
#list devices and confirm you are going to update which drive.
fdisk -l
### Delete and recreate the partition 'make sure start block is the same'
fdisk /dev/sda ## Comment "Specify Type 8e by option t"
### Reprobe partition table.
partprobe -s
mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1
vgextend VolGroup00 /dev/sda1
lvdisplay
vgdisplay 
lvextend -l+1599 /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
df -kh
vgdisplay
lvdisplay 
resize2fs /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 
df -kh