You'll need to partition and format your array before you can use it. You can do this manually within Windows XP using the Disk Management utility (search the Help and Support Center within the Start menu for more information), but the configuration utility that came with your hard drives should provide a much easier solution. The best of these utilities make it easy to migrate all of your data and applications from an existing drive to your new drive.
Use the Data Lifeguard Tools utility, which comes bundled with the Western Digital Raptor drives, to set up the new array as the boot drive and to copy over all of the data and files from the existing boot drive.
We used the Data Lifeguard Tools provided with our 74GB Western Digital Raptor drives. The utility automatically detected that a hard drive needed to be set up. If you want your array to function as your boot drive, choose "Add the drive as the new boot drive" to have Data Lifeguard copy all of the data and the files from the existing boot drive to the drive array. Then click Next until the process begins. After all files have been copied, the utility will instruct you to click Next to restart your computer.If you don't receive utilities with your drive, try the manufacturer's Web site. Most drive manufacturers post their drive utilities online.
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