890GXM-G65 Bios Raid and install Windows 7 Fresh

latest bios installed it is "1.D"
one intel ssd that is 80GB
two OCZ ssd`s that are 60GB each
one older IDE dvd burner
i really hate IDE as many of you do im sure.
maybe some of you can help me with my problem.
what i would like to do is have all 4 sata ports used
1 sata port for dvd burner (that i would buy Again)
1 sata port for intel ssd
2 sata ports for ocz ssd`s that i would like to bios raid
i would then like to install windows 7 from the sata dvd burner (fresh install)
so the help i would need is the "exact" settings for the bios (raid, ahci, ide) and also what settings to use in the seperate raid bios setup area.
i tried to do this about a year ago and was not able to do it because the raid bios was acting weird when you would put the two ocz ssd in a raid0 then the sata dvd wouldnt work and even the sata intel ssd didnt work right
whenever the 4 sata ports are put in anything to do with raid (then anything you dont want to put in the raid (ex: sata burner or single intel ssd) dont work)
so if anyone can help on this i would be much appreciated.
thanks
 

http://www.overclock.net/t/700470/tutorials-real-world-windows-7-ssd-tweaks-and-optimization
In bios make sure you select ACHI for the sata port to which your ssd is wired.
Honestly, with the costs of everything coming down so much, I would sell the ssd's you have. Buy 1 256gb ssd for your os and frequently used programs / games etc and 1 500 gb hdd for movies music and the like. If you are stuck with what you have, use the 60gb ssd for the os, then research if trim works when used with windows raid. IE you go into disk manager and create a single logical drive from there. Then you would have a 2nd decently sized logical drive. If trim doesn't work even with windows raid, I would be back to selling 2 of the drives...

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