New Hard drive configuration to optimize performance

Hi,
I just want to make sure I have the ultimize hard drive setup for performance. I have a in bays:
1) 640 (Caviar Black for applications)
2) 1gb (Caviar Black for documents/media)
3) 1gb (Caviar Black for FCP/Photoshop scratch disk)
4) 1gb (Seagate- just back-up drive /2nd back-up for external 1gb lacie drive/time machine)
Any feedback will be very helpful!

If you are using 100GB projects, maybe an external raid option for scratch would serve you better, like an external enclosure of disks.
If that's too expensive, utilize the 2 extra ODD sata ports.
Either put an extra drive in the lower optical bay,
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Check. SATA 6G port.
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The original problem is below and thought that it would help to include it to see the initial problem.
I went out and bought a new hard drive (500gb) and installed it in my laptop. I went to use the restore disks and I got the same exact error mentioned below. I used a set of disks that I copied from the original recovery disk and it still did the same. What is the error code and how can I fix this!!
Please help!!
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Just a note, I have used my recovery disks to restore the factory settings before with no problems at all, now I get this message. All the files are accesible on the CD and I have no virus' on my computer.
Lastly, the image part of the drive (The one that is like 1.5 gb) which is usually visible is not any more and has not been for a bit when you should see it when you open "My computer". You can however see it when I go to "Administrative Tools-Computer Management." It states that the drive is Healthy (EISA Configuration), type is basic, and there is no file system associated with the drive and there is no drive letter for it either.

Thanks for your quick reply! I was wondering if anyone would reply!
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Aside from that, it's the same error message that I had on the original drive. The original drive and OS works (Vista), but I wanted to restore it because I just wanted to wipe everything and start clean. What can be causing the error message, and what IS the error message?
Anymore suggestions or help would be great as I am in desperate need of getting my computer back to working.
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You're not alone regarding the Seagate Momentus failures. I bought the same model 5 months ago and began noticing random freezes and Finder restarts. After reformatting the drive and doing a full zero-erase (stress testing), Disk Utility reported that the SMART status was showing early failure. There are numerous posts regarding failures of this particular drive.
I've seen quite a few recommendations for the HITACHI Travelstar 7K500 HD20500 which is equivalent to the Seagate drive in all performance specs. I found one post on NewEgg's site about an early failure within 4 months but otherwise the feedback has been excellent. Until May 13, you can get this drive from NewEgg for $78 with the special promo code and no tax or shipping charge. I went for it.
The Hitachi drive uses less power so battery life is extended a bit and heat generation is lower. Heat and shock are the primary causes of laptop drive failures.
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