the backup program in windows 7 is far more powerful than what MS has put out before, and is just fine for anyone who isn't using RAID or has their backup on a network drive (which i dunno if it supports).
if you're just wanting to backup certain folders and data, MS has a nifty program called SyncToy, which can be setup to run on a schedule and to any drive on the system. it's free and super easy to use! as with any software, make sure you get the right version for your OS (32 or 64 bit).
i am tired of using RAID...frankly it isn't worth the heartburn it causes. i'm thinking of just moving over to one large (256GB or bigger) SSD. i've also long ago stopped using one drive for the OS and one for programs and data...too many programs, especially those from MS (like FSX, Office, VS), install vital info to hidden and buried folders on the system drive despite telling the installer to install the program on a different drive. a few years ago, i upgraded my system and backed up only a few folders for certain games i played. later on, i discovered that all of my FSX data was on the drive i had just erased because of what i said earlier! i had completed like 75% of all of the missions and was well into the flight training part and lost EVERYTHING! NOT EFFIN' COOL!
and in case you didn't know, RAIDing SSDs is not really an option at this point since the TRIM command does not work (which is important).