Bootable RAID0 C: Drive on Neo2-Possible?

I have been working for several days trying to set up a bootable RAID0 partition that also has the C: drive letter. The problem is that WinXP insists on assigning the C: drive letter to the IDE drive, and assigns the D: drive letter to the RAID0 Array. On my previous motherboard (Abit NF7-S), here is the technique I used:
-Disconnect the IDE drive.
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-Press F6 to load supplemental drivers
-Load both RAID drivers form the nForce3 SATA RAID driver floppy
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-Select the SATA partition, which XP assigns as the C: drive
-Once the OS is completely installed, re-connect the IDE drive, which I then assign as Drive D:
However, when I try this with the Neo2, I am not successful. After loading the RAID drivers from floppy, the install continues loading other drivers into memory, and then displays the “Staring Windows” message, after which I expect to be able to specify the install partition. The system never gets past “Starting Windows”. I have tried everything I can think of, and am looking for someone who has successfully completed the RAID configuration.
BTW, I have tried BIOS 1.4, 1.41 beta, and 1.51 beta, all with the same results.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jerry
My system:
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum—BIOS 1.40
Athlon64 3200+ 90nm
2x512MB Corsair Twinx1024-3200LL 2-3-2-6
MSI GeForce4 Video
1x160GB Hitachi IDE 7200RPM (IDE0)
2x80GB Maxtor SATA 7200RPM (SATA3 & 4)
Windows XP Professional SP2

Well, stubborn as I am, I tried the setup again, and this time it worked as I wanted, i.e. I was able to establish the RAID0 partition as the C: drive. I did this by temporarily disconnecting the IDE drive. I don't think I did anything differently--it just worked this time. Anyway, everything is now rock-solid, and I have my desired configuration. And the overall system is fast! Happy guy!
Jerry

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