Asus P4c800-E dLx and Suse 8.2 in Raid setup

Hello all. I want to try and install Suse 8.2 on the P4C800 motherboard using IDE RAID 1 on the promise controller. Anybody got any experience in doing so?
Would it be feasible to make the RAID 1 array first and, then install suse 8.2 or should install linux in one disk and then mirror it?
What would be the best way to go about this?
I presume that I would have to load the linux Promise raid driver in the beginning of the installation. Any special commands to pass to the kernel for a HT P4 ?
Any installation tips and recommendations welcome

I should also mention that I am using a raptor driver on the Intel sata controller for my windows partition (no drivers for it yet) . How could I modify grub or lilo to dual boot since the intel sata is no-existemt for all purposes. I am guessing changing the bootup options in the BIOS may be the only viable solution at the moment.
But I am keen to get any pointers you can give me regarding the RAID 1 setup