Hard drive configuration help needed.

Just got the mac today and I'm starting the upgrades. This is how it will look. 3 1TB seagate drives. I am going to clone the factory drive to one. Install Vista through bootcamp on another.
This is what The Hatter had mentioned in another post that I started. "Vista is easy to install, doesn't need any help really, doesn't run in, under, or through BootCamp. Just format a drive as Master Boot Record, setup one or more FAT partitions (you will need to delete and create NTFS when it gets to the install screen in Vista). Then once running, you install some Apple hardware services and support to allow switching, synching time, and such. And install the latest Nvidia Vista drivers."
I can probably figure out how to get the process started, but I have no clue as to the specifics of the last sentence that starts "Then once running.....". If you see this Hatter, could you please give me the specifics? The third will be for storage.
I noticed that there are no jumpers present on the Western Digital that came with it. So is removing the limiting jumper's from the Segate's the only settings I need to worry about?
Lastly. When I install these drives, will Mac do the format or is there something I need to do first?
Thanks in advance.

You'll need to consult Seagate's configuration information for your drive model. You can locate it at Seagate's web site.
Partitioning and formatting is done using Disk Utility in the Utilities folder. New drives that did not come installed from Apple should be prepped properly as follows:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (only required for Intel Macs) then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
The exception would be if you plan to set up one entire drive for Vista. In that case when you partition the drive select MBR partition scheme rather than GUID and format the drive MSDOS. You need not use the Write Zeros option. When you install Vista it will reformat the drive NTFS.
If you intend to use part of one drive for Vista and another partition for the Mac, then prep the drive for the Mac as outlined above. Then use Boot Camp to create the Windows partition on the drive. Boot Camp will install the MBR on the Windows partition which you cannot do from Disk Utility.

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--> http://www.extremetech.com/computing/159245-new-optical-laser-can-increase-dvd-storage-up- to-one-petabyte
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Mike,
Check. SATA 6G port. Add a static pagefile of 1 or 2 GB here.
Check. SATA 6G port.
Check. SATA 3G port. No sense in raiding this and doubling the risk of data loss. Even a 25 GB export will only need ± 3 minutes or less to write.The time for export is spent on encoding, not on writing. Why take the risk and spend the money for a potential 80 - 90 second gain on each export of 25 GB? How often do you do that?
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Just my $ 0.02

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hello people
i would like to ask your advices about possible hard drive configurations for Logic Pro
I have a Mac Pro and thinking to buy 4 x 500GB drives .
there are several combinations in my mind to configure , but first of all i would like to ask which is the best for an optimal system for Logic Pro
model 1 :
1 stripe Raid 0 array drive for ''System'' (500+500 = 1000)
1 stripe Raid 0 array drive for ''recording + sound banks'' (500 + 500 = 1000)
which means to using 4 hard drives as 2 drives
model 2 :
1 stripe Raid 0 array drive for ''System'' (500+500 = 1000)
1 Single drive for Sound banks (500)
1 Single drive for Recording (500)
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heelo blayzay
thanks for the reply and assistance.
1) how can i create a back up set for the 4th HD to be make back up of the 2nd and 3rd HD
2) what about to make 1st HD for system and 2nd3rd4th (1.5TB) for audio recording, and an external drive for backups ?
For the back ups , is there a special process for the backing up HD (internal or external) ? Or should i just need a Clone software to make the back up
thank you again.

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