How to use HDD for Mac and PC?

Hi everyone,
I may be a bit off topic or in the wrong forum or out of line on posting my issue here but I AM using a MacPro. I purchased a Western Digital 1TB FireWire HDD (My Book Pro II RAID). It is already supposed to be pre-formated so it was plug and play after using the Install disc for OS X. I then proceeded on filling it up with some files which serves as my MacPro back-ups.
However, I was going to use it as well to transfer some files from a Dell (PC) from the office to my MacPro. I followed instruction of the Install Disc for Windows XP that came with the HDD so that it would show up in the Dell but had to stop: It asked me to format it to Raid. Will I lose all the files that I already copied on it from my MacPro if I do format it for Windows XP?
Any help, suggestions or directions to other forums or threads would be greatly appreciated.
Rio.

Take a look at OWC FireWire and FW + SATA
http://www.macsales.com/firewire
I picked up a $24 NewerTech kit (taps into two SATA internal ports and runs it thru PCI plate) to connect to a $68 dual drive SATA case and put a couple 500GB drives in one.
Then I picked up a $79 (there are cheaper but I like Sonnet a lot and trust them) PCIe SATA controller. Another $68 dual drive case and a pair of 320GB drives ($65 ea).
Four drives $375.
Two dual drive cases $139
Two PCI kits $100
Total: $640
Storage: 1.5TB - scratch RAID and two 500GB drives for backups and media files.
But I also did it over a long period and gradual, learn as I go and test each step.
I would 'google' MacIntouch for "MyBook" before you go further, and use the search button/field here also.

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