ahhhhhhh OK sorry my mistake
you are 100% correct >>>> any drives connected to the promise controller must be configured in an array >>>>> before I did that; I would buy a sata controller card that fits into a PCI slot >>>> that would allow the drives to be sata controlled and each as stand alone / these are commonly obtained for about $35.00 for a high quality and cheaper for the less known brands.
raid is a serious undertaking >>>>> back-up drives are critical if you have data you dont want to lose >>>>> drives are not nearly as dependable as they used to be >>> and the raid set-up often does bonkers and needs to have the raid array "re-built"