[ale] RAID1 h/w suggestions

[Jim Popovitch]

This really has more to do with WinXP than Linux, but the focus should
be more on hardware than OSes or software.... ;-)

I need a highly robust hardware solution for a system currently running
WinXP.  What I want is the ability to have a RAID1 (mirror) array across
2 disc drives (one internal, one external) where the external drive is
replaced and moved to off-site storage every few days.  I would like to
not have to bring the system down to do this, and would prefer if the
hardware (or even WinXP) allowed for the insertion/extraction of discs
and the auto-rebuilding of the array.  

Questions:

   Years ago this was SCSI only type functionality, does anyone 
      know if SATA or EIDE can natively support hotswapping?  

   Does WinXP Pro support software RAID1, and will that work in
      this case, if the underlying hardware supports hotswapping?

   Hardware suggestions?

   Alternate suggestions?


Short explanation:

   This system is used for studio content development work (MIDI, 
     etc) and produces lots of really large WAV/MIDI files that 
     need short-term security and preservation.

Thanks,

-Jim P.