help setting up RAID 0 on Nf7-s

[harrybearmagnet]

I have a NF7-S mobo and a 120GB ata133 Maxtor drive I got on Black Friday. I'll get another 120GB SATA, Seagate or Maxtor (don't know if it matter ?? ). I will use the adapter that came with the motherboard. I want to set up a RAID 0 with these drives. What do I need to do before I install XP? What should my stripe size to be for best application performance. I know that the adaptor for the ata133 drive may slow things down, but I can't shell out another $110 for a 2nd SATA drive yet... not after spending spree day after Thanksgiving. I also don't want to set up the system again in a few months when I could afford to get another drive. So it has to be hinda ghetto for now.

Thanks ahead of time for your advice