Set up Raid 0 with trim

[OldNewbie45]

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I'm looking to set up a RST - Raid 0 with Trim using (2) two SanDisk 128GB SSD. One of the SSD is now my C: drive which has Win 8 on it the second one is new. Here is my unit:
 CPU: Intel i5 - 3570k 3.4 MHz
 Cooler: Corsair H60
 RAM: 8gb DDR3/1866Mhz
 PS: 800 W
 M/B: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H rev. 1.1 (Does my motherboard have the capabilities to support this??)
 SSD: SanDisk 128gb SATA3
 HHD: WD Cavier Blue 500gb
 Video: AMD Raqdion HD7770 1gb

 1. Will I need to format the existing SSD to remove WIN 8?
 2. Should I install Win 8 on the 500gb HHD or on the Raid array?
 3. Will the array show up as a single drive?
 4. Will all the changes be done in the BIOS? How do I get to the RAID controller Bios
 5. Should I install the new drive and adjust the BIOS then reinstall WIN 8 or reinstall Win 8 first?
 6. Will I need to update any files or BIOS to do this change?
As you may have surmised this is all very new to me so the simpler the better. My hope is to find a step by step procedure to follow
Any help you might give will be greatly appreciated!

[Scracy]

Hi OldNewbie45
1.Yes your motherboard will support Raid 0 or 1

2.I would format your existing drive with another computer if possible to remove all traces of previous installation and prevent the raid array from any possible confusion due to old files.

3. Definately use ssd raid array for o/s and programs use the caviar blue for storage.

4.When you start computer enter bios set the drives to raid mode not ahci. Restart computer and during start up hit " ctrl + I" to enter the raid setup utility within the bios. From there decide a name for the raid the strip size (in my case 128kb) and the overall size of the raid array.

5.Windows will see the raid array as 1 drive.

6.When you install windows to the raid array the installation may ask for a drver to continue. At this point you need a flash stick formatted fat 32 which has the preinstall raid driver on it (get this from gigabyte website under support downloads drivers for your motherboard.

Hope this helps