To cut down on a ton of stickies, here's a list of useful threads: Hard Drives Visual RAID Illustration--Different levels of RAID with pictures. RAID Reconstructor--Software to help rebuild your array if you change controllers. HOWTO: Install A Second Hard Drive--Tutorial explaining IDE concepts and configuration. The information provided will help you to install a hard drive, a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-ROM drive and a ZIP drive SATA I and SATA II Compatibility SCSI 160 and 360 Compatibility Optical Drives Choosing a CD/DVD Burner Basics CD/DVD Basics --What does +/-RW mean?