Backing up directories on other drives?

I have 4 drives in my Macpro. Can Time Machine (using an external) be instructed to backup everything on my main drive and specific directories on the other drives at the same time?
Thanks.

I do find it interesting that Time Machine has a list of which drives to exclude rather than include.
Surely, the logical way forward would be
a) To show a list of what it is backing up, not what it isn't.
b) Show you the list as part of the setting up procedure, rather than have you looking through option tabs and finding it yourself, as I did.
I must say though, that Time Machine alone makes Leopard worth buying. I have already gone back to earlier copies of files, copied them onto a USB stick, restored to "now" and worked on the old copy of the file.
Wonderful.

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