IDE RAID?

[Braveheart56]

My Asus A8 m/b supports sata + ide raid

i cant find much info in my manual about the IDE raid set must be out of date
how do i get to use my IDE H/D with the IDE RAID function ?
to set up RAID "0"

any advice please thank you

 

[Braveheart56]

Thanks for your input
my appologies for not offering the complete board No. - Asus A8N32-Sli Deluxe

i tried the different buttons (Cntr + S / or F4 ) (also F6 to go to floppy i think)several times to open the RAID utility I did update the bios and wonder if the update changed the way you use the RAID set up ?
wonder if the manual would have more recent coverage?
Many thanks

 

[Braveheart56]

Turn the RAID function on/off in the BIOS. And you'll need at least 2 hard drives to start using RAID.

i know i will need 2 drives + i have 2 x 250 Gb drives
(new though not identical 1 hitachi + 1 samsung)
this may be the problem - as I have yet to connect both drives - but the RAID not openable doesnt help
I have software within windows now i.e silicone image -SATARAID5 program

can i just add the 2 nd drive or will they need to be formatted first so they start at same level when loading XP ?

many thanks
Braveheart