ok here is what i did i set up the swap on the non raid drive i set xp to performance i set poser to factory default in both settings i moved v3 to poser5/runtime from poser5/downloads/runtime and the results.... -poser 5 start is now 4min which is way way better than >10min -individual v3 injection poses are now fast <1min -the "all" injections has not been tested yet and to continue the raid conversation... i talked to the guy who helped me set up my machine as to what raid level i am at... raid 0+1 using 4-120gig harddrives striped and mirrored i also have another 120 drive in the machine as well