any computer gurus here?

Told you I didn't remember without looking it up. :-)
Yep, 0 and 1 sorry about that, but you are on the right track.
Do you know how to burn a disc image?
Basically you just download an image file and use a CD/DVD burning program to make a bootable disc. (like from bootdisc.com)
I'ts really no different than burning a file to CD or DVD.

Feel free to ask if you need help, and I can upload most anything to my server for download if needed.


RAID 0 is "striped for performance", RAID 1 is mirrored, the only choices I have for this older controller card.

Instructions say to install drives (bare)
create array using fastbuild (auto) for performance (striped)
Then it says use need to FDISK and format array as if it were a single drive.
Then install new OS
I guess I missed the FORMAT step, will do that next