K8N Neo2 Platinum - RAID Array Causes CPU Spikes!

I got my RAID array set up.
When I transfer files to it, my CPU usage (kernerl level) shoot up.  It's around 100%, and it slows my system way down.
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum.
RAID 0 using SATA ports 3 and 4.
I'm transferring files from my current windows installation to partitions on the raid array, so I can install windows on the array after removing the old drives.
I can transfer data fine, but using the array causes huge cpu usage which slows the rest of my system down a LOT.

Quote from: MurdoK on 19-April-06, 16:40:06
Hello !
Which SATA / Raid Driver did you install ? The ones from the nforce driver package provided by nvidia, or the original MSI driver ?
Go here:
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/driver/dvr/spt_dvr_detail.php?UID=607&kind=1
And download and install the SATA RAID Driver, make a backup of your Data first.
Greetz
Well, I have seen this post and it makes me wonder what are the differences between nforce chipset driver packages and the MSI ones if any? Thanks in advance.

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        Revision:                      A / 1 (0)
        Version:                       3.00
        Command Queue Length:          256
        Fast-Writes Support:           Yes
        Over 4GB Addressing Support:   No
        Isochronous Mode Support:      No
        Addressing Support:            32-bit
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