On the Amiga they were always "Volumes".
RAID stands for Redundant Array (of) Inexpensive Discs - and essentially is about ensuring that all information is stored in more than one location, so when one disc blows up you are not reliant on it - the data is still there.

Creating a partition then "hiding" it was partially successful, but I have decided it isn't quite what I need. I'll wait until I can organise Drive Imaging and then back-up everything. Once I've done that, I can start to work on a fresh clean install of the stuff I actually want on the (windows) computer. I can also sort out the Linux innstallation.
Jon - which "flavour" do you use, and is one to try? I've just picked up a magazine which has Mandrake 10.1 on its cover disc. Any comments?
Quack!
GtD.