Problems with RAID0?

This is my first time setting up RAID0, so I was wondering if my experience was like others.
RAID array setup was fine, although the XP install was a tad slower than expected.

I boot into Windows MCE fine (Media Center Edition), but the install for WoW took almost 45 minutes for a mere 5GB of data. Not to mention I can't run more than one application or else one of my hard drives will click and crap out on me.

Strangley I can run WoW fine, runs great, but once I ALT+TAB to start multitasking the computer just locks up.

I don't know what is wrong... the hardware? Compatibility? And I have no idea where to start in order to diagnose this issue.

Can anyone suggest anything?

PC STATS:
Shuttle SN27P2
2x Western Digital 160gb 7200rpm 16mb cache in RAID0
2x 1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 RAM
AMD X2 4200+ Socket AM2
PNY Geforce 7600GT
ATI Theatre Ecstasy 550 tuner card

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Yume

How did you set up the RAID in the first place? Was it done via the motherboard setting it up?

If that's the case, did you install the RAID drivers during the installation process of Windows?

The correct route. Enabled RAID, then set up the array in striped. Inserted my MCE cd and hit F6 on the install screen, loaded the drivers off the floppy, then proceeded with install.

There's nowhere I can't reach.