Problems with sata raid

Hey :-)
have a major problem and u guys maybe can help me ?
i have 655 Max-FISR mainboard ,P4 2.66ghz with 512ram
im runing 2 WD Raptors36gbx2 Raid 0 on the onboard raid sata controller
but every 3-4 weeks the raid array gets offline..nothing i can do about so i format c:\ and install win again and its running again
this has happend 4 times now..and i dont like it at all
is there anything i can do to fix this problem??
im thinking if skipping the raid if i dont find a way to work this out :-/
plz help me !

oki
the system is not overclocked
when i setup the raid i use the autosetup
2.66ghz
512 ram Corsair pc3200
GeForce 3 ti500 128ram
IDE 2 80GB maxtor / 80GB WD
IDE 1 NEC1300A / 60gb maxtor
SATA RAID 0 36x2 GB
Enermax 430w
Soundblaster Audigy
4x80mm fans
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