Alienware M17x BSODs continue - even after BIOS A07 update

My first post to a forum, so here goes. Got 3 BSODs within my first week. Very discouraging after having dropped so much $$ on this machine. Updated to latest BIOS version (A07) which appears to have addressed issues with disconnecting of power cords. Also reset my BIOS to RAID setup when it couldn't find my OS during bootup. This last BSOD came while I was transferring a 30MB file on a homegroup I created between two PCs.

As a side note, while on line with Alienware support I asked for any additional items to do to give my machine proper care and feeding to keep additional BSODs from occuring. As a result, I downloaded the latest ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 driver (8.692.2.0) and installed that.

Here is the info from the crash and my dmp file is uploaded.

OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3

Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:

BCCode: a

BCP1: 0000000000000B70

BCP2: 0000000000000002

BCP3: 0000000000000001

BCP4: FFFFF80002CDD365

OS Version: 6_1_7600

Service Pack: 0_0

Product: 768_1

Here are my specs
Intel Core i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
8GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 4GB DDR3)
Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
Crossfire 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5870
1TB Raid 0 (2x 500GB 7,200RPM HDDs)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Burner (BR-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
5.1 Channel Audio
Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
 

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The driver sighted as your issue is the Intel Harddrive controller driver iaStor.sys and especially for RAID configurations.
 
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