RAID drive help in Lion

Since updating to Lion, cannot connect to external RAID drive . Am I missing a setting somewhere?

I should be more specific. What I have: Audio =   24.21GB
                                                               Movies = 86.6MB
                                                               Photos = 841.2MB
                                                               Apps =      7.79GB
                                                               Backups =   0
                                                               Other =   23.32GB
What I am wondering is what is in the other (23.32GB) How can I determine what file these are, and if they are required.

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x

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RAIDs get you faster read/write times with your MEDIA. They will not help with your project issues. Do what Randy suggested. Multiple project files are the key.
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Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
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"The problem is that using the internal as the capture scratch can only be a short term solution. The drive is only so large and I have a problem with finder if I try to move files from the internal drive to the external. Finder freezes up and I can't even force quit properly. So being able to once again use the external as the main capture scratch is the only real solution. The external is fully functionally and communicating with the Mac."
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