100K images best HDD solution / help

Hi
This has crept up on me.
I have one catalog with 100K + images,
it runs a little slow, particularily  searches.
Imports seem slow but I have no real reference point.
I import CR2 5d2 files usely 300 - 700 at a time.
I run the relaunch & optimize regularily
I'm running
MacPro 3.0ghz daul core, 10 Gb ram, OSX 10.5.8, LR 2.6
4 internal Drives
1          250GB boot , apps & the catalog
2          160GB misc.
3          500GB exported processed by LR images
4          500GB imported unprocessed referenced images
I have backed up to 2 x 1 TB usb just  for storage
I have on hand empty and unused :
                         2 x 1.5 TB internal HDs
                         2 x 2.0 TB external HDs FW 400 
Can anyone advise on what I should do ?  AND how ?
I think that maybe I should break up into smaller catalog / libraries
by year ?
personal ?
work ?
family ?
Any thoughts ?
I'm clearly a little weary
thanks
D

thanks so much for the replies
I was thinking of more along the lines of work, personal work, family
for splitting
How do go about that ?
select and export as catalog and that preserves keywords changes etc
What's your opinion on free space for the catalog HD ?
Is a 1.5TB overkill for a catalog ?,
the referenced files would be on a different HD
The FW 400 HDs I had in mind just to export processed files to which wouldn't
be worked on again just burned for client and kept as backups.
How much difference does the connection make for the HD with the referenced files ?
I was thinking
clone HD1
wipe it, reinstall with only boot & apps on the 160GB
move catalog to the 250GB, can you do this without losing the LR connection ?
Can I move the referenced files from one HD to another without having to relink each folder ?
Processed & export files are stand alone, no connection to LR.
to end up something like this
internal
HD 1 : OSX apps                         160GB
HD2 : Catalog                               250GB
HD3 : referenced files                 1.5 TB
HD4 : processed exported          1.5 TB
external
Backup of ref files
Backup of processed files
HDs are all 7200rpm
the 250 has 16+ gb free
the 500s are nearly ful
D

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