Formatting a SSD and installing a system image using a bootable ISO

Download and install Macrium Reflect. It will make life easier than using windows 10.

First thing when going from IDE to AHCI to RAID or any way around we have to do some registry hacks.

Follow the instructions here for going form AHCI to RAID and then reboot and make sure the PC still boots up.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1227636/how-to-change-sata-modes-after-windows-installation

Now keep in mind when you RAID 0 your SSD's you WILL lose TRIM which will degrade the life of your SSD depending on how much to write to them. Also you don't benifit from SSD's speed in a RAID 0 very much so the ONLY reason why doing a RAID 0 on SSD's is to increase space that you need. Also if one drive fails you LOSE EVERYTHING! so either keep a backup or you can use the program I am about to tell you to use to make regular images of your OS and save it to your HDD or somewhere else so that you can restore your OS if the drives or RAID fail.

Download Macrium Reflect Free. You want to install it. Once installed it will ask you to make a recovery DVD/USB drive. DO SO!

Image your OS to your HHD drive.

Turn off you PC, install the second SSD, turn on your PC and go into the BIOS. You then want to change the SATA settings from AHCI to RAID (Not sure exactly where they are are in your BIOS) Once done exit. You should now see a screen about detecting RAID and have something like CTRL + I to enter the Controller. Do so. Once in there you want to make a new RAID, set up as a RAID 0, and then you select your SSD. It will make the RAID and then wipe them. Once done restart your PC. It should no FAIL to boot up due to no OS found. Put in the Recovery USB/DVD and restart the PC and boot to one of those. Once in you should be on the recovery tab, select browse for image, go to your HDD, select the image, and restore it to the RAID 0. Once done, reboot and it should be good to go. Once in windows you want to extent the partition. Go into Disk managment (Windows 7 - Right Click Computer and Manage then disk management, Win8-10 right click start menu disk management) and then find your SSD, right click on the C Drive and extend and extend the rest of the partition.

and there you go. Just use Macrium to make a backup of your OS if you really care about not having to reinstall if something failes.