Problems replacing RAID drives with non-RAID drives in laptop

Problems replacing RAID drives with non-RAID drives in laptop I have an HP8530 laptop that currently has two 250GB drives in a RAID 0 configuration. I'm trying to replace these two drives with a 250GB solid-state drive plus a 500GB drive (with no RAID of course).
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"which version of windows? if XP, i suggest, using IDE as RAID controller settings. makes it easier. Vista/7 should both supprt AHCI.

then make sure to connect the SSD internally (not via eSATA) so it shows up in the BIOS as first SATA drive. then install windows again. Windows Setup should now show both drives according their order in the BIOS.

if you're still having trouble, disconnect the platter HDD and run windows setup without it."