How do you setup a raid 5 server?

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Hi everyone,

I bought a decent server from a client and want to put linux on it.  It's=
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dual intel 1ghz, 1 gig ram, dual power supply, an ide drive and a SCSI RA=
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array (4 drives, 54 gig available in raid 5).

I've never had to do an install on a raid set before.

I wanna put mandrake on it ( it's my flavor of choice), and just haven't =
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foggiest notion of how to go about installing this.  Knoppix saw the ide =
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not the raid set.  started a mandrake install, and it has a heart attack =
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it's loading and says something about destroying the data on a hard drive=
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this is after i see the ide drive detect and load so i'm just assuming it=
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the raid set that's making throw this hairy fit. =20

question:  what are the down and dirty steps to starting this setup, or d=
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know a great reference somewhere to help me do this? =20

I would really like to keep the raid card (adaptec 2100) and the drives i=
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raid 5 configuration.  I will be sure to post my notes or a how to: when =
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successful.

Thanks,

anthony