XP sees RAID-1 array as two drives

[Jimmy the Greek]

I'm attempting to create a RAID-1 array of two non-OS HDDs, and use it in an existing Windows XP installation. I have the mirror set up in my BIOS RAID utility, but Windows still sees them as two different drives in Disk Management.

Is this normal? If not, do I need to install any drivers?

 

[Jimmy the Greek]

It turns out that I had to install nVidia's RAID driver. The RAID was then recognized, but then nVidia's control panel would always crash. I uninstalled the driver, and the CP worked again and the RAID was still recognized. Wonder if it'll stop recognizing it at some point, and what would happen to the data.

nVidia RAID is too temperamental for my liking. Are there any alternatives for the 680i SLI chipset?

Unrelated, but I have 4 HDDs, and am going to transplant my system to another case. If 2 of the drives are in a RAID, what would happen if I switched them to different SATA slots during the move?