Thanks absic. I'm trying to get all my ducks lined up before I jump in with both feet. Setting up a RAID array hasn't proven that difficult in the past--each M/B manufacturer's BIOS is a little different--my biggest concerns at the moment are how SSDs tend to add an extra step or two. For example, how exactly do I wipe the drives before I format them? Formatting, I understand, works a little differently with SSDs. They tend to slow down over time with multiple writes and erases, and over time need to be brought back to factory specs. Although the TRIM function does this for you automatically, you lose TRIM support on SSDs as soon as they become part of a RAID array. Some of my questions regarding my current build are SSD specific, like how to update the firmware, probably would be better found on the manufacturer-specific website, since even SSDs vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. For example, I found firmware updates for my C300 series SSD on Crucial's website, but not how to determine what my current firmware is? Since they're currently in RAID, do I unplug one and update them one at a time? You see? The deeper I dig, the more questions I come up with. At least with me being the lab rat, my trials and tribulations will hopefully help somebody else down the line.
