870A-G46 - Issues installing windows 7 using Raid 0 on 2 SSDs.

I took 2 60GB SSD's and created a RAID 0 array. After that I tried to install Windows 7. Put the disk in and went through the setup. Got to the point where it asks what drive I would like install it on. Nothing showed up.
I successfully set up the 2 SSD's in Raid 0 (via BIOS, "ctrl+F"...and so on) so they show as 1 drive.
I've researched and researched for solutions but cannot find any.
MoBo:  870A-G46
CPU:    AMD Phenom II X4
SSD:    2x OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25 60GB
RAM:   G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
Any ideas????

You need a raid driver for Windows to see your array.
64bit: http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/870A-G46.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7%2064
32bit: http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/870A-G46.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7%2032

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