Want to add a third HD, will RAID work??

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MRAB54

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I don't really understand all of the details behind the different types of RAID and what exactly each type does. I'm running out of hard drive space, I have one 40 gb hard drive w/ just various files on it and another (120) with win xp installed.

I want to get another hard drive so I can put a dual boot linux and winxp on my system, but I really can't make enough room for it with my current hd's. Anyways, what would I need to do in order to connect three hard drives? Would a pci raid card do the trick?
Also, if I did get a raid card, would all three hard drives be hooked up to that instead of the IDE connections on the mobo? Thanks in advance.
 
You can just get a regular IDE controller card, like a Promise Ultra100 TX2. They are cheap, and will do the job. RAID is out of the question because your drive types are different.
 
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