BIOS setup for SSB boot drive and 2 RAID 0 data drives

I'm  trying to setup my new rig.  I was able to get Win 7 to see all drives when plugged into the white SATA connectors.  This with no BIOS RAID.  If I change the BIOS from AHCI to RAID, Windows fails to boot completely.
After some research, I tried plugging the SSD boot drive into the JMicron controlled blue SATA 7 connector.  It works.  The 2 WD 640's are in the South Bridge controlled SATA 1-6 connectors (3 & 4).  Windows sees the drives with On-Chip ATA Devices set to AHCI.  I can setup the 640's with On-Chip ATA Devices set to RAID and the BIOS sees them during boot up, but Windows can't.  I did install the RAID drivers as specified in the manual Appendix B.
My system specs are  in my sig.  I don't see them in preview, so I hope the show up.
So, what did I miss?  Thanks if advance for any assistance!
Scott

I did this from the manual appendix B:
Installing the RAID Driver Under Windows
(for Non-bootable RAID Array)
1. Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive.
2. The DVD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.
3. Under the Driver tab, click on AMD chipset drivers by your need. The AMD chipset
drivers includes RAID Driver.
4. The driver will be automatically installed.
Plus, I installed the JMB36x drive under the RAID button on the MSI CD.

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