formatting help

[grid14]

I am having trouble installing windows xp pro for a new computer. I have two WD Caviar SE16 250 GB HDD set up in a RAID 0 array. I set up the BIOS and installed the drivers and everything seemed normal. I partitioned all the disc space as one partition and chose to format using NTFS. But when formatting begins, it takes about 15 minutes to format the first 40% but it has been almost two days now and has only formatted 65%. Is this normal? I tried restarting my computer and redoing the whole process and the same thing happens. Any suggestions?
Thanks
AMD 64 X2 4200+
Asus A8N-SLI Premium

 

[INeedCache]

I'd run the diagnostics from WD on the drives to verify their integrity. I'd also check the memory. In my mind those are the potential culprits in your problem.

 

[Zoron]

Usually takes about 45 minutes to format a 160GB drive (full format). I have no idea how long a 500GB RAID array would take... though almost 2 days does seem excessive. Try a quick format and see what happens.