Noob Win7 + SSD +Raid array install

[tigerstyle]

I've only ever installed onto a single HDD before, but for my new build will be using an SSD as the boot drive (Crucial 64G M4) and then two Samsung 1Tb HDDs in RAID1

I'm unclear as to what bios settings I need to set during install, or setup of the RAID, or to have the HDDs unplugged for the initial install and add them later?

What changes I need to make to the Win7 install to keep the SSD happy (if any) Or if the boot order is going to mess up, you know noob things

Got any good links to refresh the skills

 

[tigerstyle]

You may want to have a look at this for SSD setup

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/wind...up-tweaks/2910?pg=2&tag=content;siu-container

Handy thanks, the ones I'd found were all fairly old, I know there have been changes in the hardware that those older guides might not reflect.

I forgot to mention it;s going to be an ASRock Z68 Pro motherboard, so the SSD can sit on the 6Gbps channel by itself with the two HDDs on the 'slower' 3GPBS channel, my recent reading tells me the HDDs won't really mind the slower channels despite the new drives being labelled as 6Gbps?

The DVD drive can sit on the same 6Gbps controller as the SSD ok?

Sounds like fun!