Just bought two 30GB OCZ Vertex SSDs -- have some questions

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What do I need to do to to set these up in RAID 0 and install my operating system. I've looked on OCZ's forum, but the only guide I find is for a single drive.
 
I'm guessing you're using the on board raid for your motherboard. Get out the manual and read through it. I'm guessing there is a bios option for configuring the hard drives as a raid. after that with vista just pop in in the install CD and boot off of it.
 
If you have onboard RAID controller then:

1. Plug drives into SATA ports on mobo
2. Start up computer and enter BIOS
3. Confirm drives are detected and "enable" RAID in BIOS
4. Enter RAID configuration- different ways of entering RAID config for different controllers. CTRL-I is ICHXR way to enter ROM BIOS
5. Configure RAID for RAID 0 or RAID 1- other options of RAID should probably be handled by a hardware RAID controller
5. If installing Vista or Windows 7, just load the OS like normal (may need RAID drivers depending on controller, but ICHXR series is already included)
6. If installing XP you most likely will need RAID controller drivers for installation
 
Well you need to make your Raid0
Set the stripe size to 128k....i beleive thats the max for ICHxR
then format the Array using a 512k offset
 
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