Which hard drive config is the best for an existing system?

Hy there,
We have this system:
DELL PRECISION T3500 64 BITS CPU
INTEL XEON W3520 2.67GHZ  266 MHZ 4 CORE - 12 GB RAM
NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS450
MATROX RTX2 - 5.1.2.8
PREMIERE PRO CS5 (5.02)
WINDOWS 7 PRO
SYSTEM HD 500 MB
With this HD config:
B: EXPORT (partioned with C:) - 7200 rpm (250GB) sata - to this HD we export all final media
C: SYSTEM (partioned with B:) - 7200 rpm (250GB) sata
D:AV - PROJECTS + SCRATCH (MEDIA PREVIEWS) - 1 TB sata - here are the captured audio/video, Premiere projects, previews, mxtemp, etc.
Now we will install another 3TB 7200 rpm Barracuda HD, so we need to reorganize everithing in way to eliminate the partition (?) and redirect  everithing for a better result.
So which config we must to use with ?
Thanking beforehand
ALBERTO

Thanks Harm for your prompt answer,
We will rearrange the discs and use the 3TB HD for the Media and Projects.
Hypotesis: The 3500 have an external e-sata connector, if we'll connect an extra 7200 rpm HD the performance won't fall in case the Preview and Exports were alocated there?
ALBERTO

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