Windows 7: How to configure RAID-0 on 2 partitions, 1 part is on boot drive?

I have 2 SSDs each partitioned into 80GB and 40GB like this:
Drive1-80GB (boot) and Drive1-40GB
Drive2-80GB and Drive2-40GB
Drive1-80GB is already the Windows 7-64 boot partition for the system. Can I configure a software RAID-0 with Drive1-40GB and Drive2-40GB? I know this is unorthodox but I wanted to try this for a few reasons. Thanks.

Have a look at this article, which may help: How to Set Up RAID on Your PC | PCWorld Business Center

Thanks for the link but that link does not answer my question. What I'm specifically asking is, with Windows 7 x64 can I do Windows 7 software RAID-0 with the 2x 40GB partitions in the configuration I specified? In Disk Management, if I right click on Drive2-40GB I get a "New Striped Volume" option but the little creation wizard does not let me add Drive1-40GB to the stripe. If I right click on Drive1-40GB it only allows "New Simple Volume." Both drives are Basic currently.

Can Windows 7 do a software RAID-0 with Drive1-40GB and Drive2-40GB in the config I've specified?

Generally in any type of raid, the software or hardware wants to mark the whole drive as part of a raid, whether use use the whole drive or not. As an example, if you create a raid 5 of 500gb drives & 1 750gb drive, you will lose the 250gb on the 750 drive.
Also, the reason for a raid 0 is performance, the system can access both drives at once, if your drive is running the OS, it can't be accessed as part of a raid at the same time.
Never mind that if you lose the OS drive, you lose everything.

Jim

Based on what I see in Windows 7's Disk Management utility, you can RAID a partition on a Basic disk with 2 partitions, but maybe not with an extra partition on a Basic disk with the boot partition. Will doing Dynamic Disks with Windows 7 allow the Drive1-40GB and Drive2-40GB partitions to do software RAID-0? I'm looking for specific answers about Windows 7 software RAID capabilities - thanks in advance.