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[Grizly87]

Hello,

I'm currently running Windows Xp sp3 on a Western Digital ide hard drive. If
I upgrade to Windows 7 will it have the drivers for a SATA hard drive if I decide to
replace the ide drive with a SATA drive?

 

[saint19]

SATA drives or IDE drives don't need drivers unless that the OS will be XP SP2 or older.

 

[Grizly87]

SATA drives or IDE drives don't need drivers unless that the OS will be XP SP2 or older.

Hi,
Thanks for answering my question. So if I clone the ide hard drive with XP sp3 to the new SATA drive using Acronis 11, I shouldn't need any additional drivers for the SATA drive? My mobo is set up for both ide and SATA drives.

 

[welshmousepk]

correct.

 

[saint19]

Hi,
Thanks for answering my question. So if I clone the ide hard drive with XP sp3 to the new SATA drive using Acronis 11, I shouldn't need any additional drivers for the SATA drive? My mobo is set up for both ide and SATA drives.

U can clone it without problems since u don't change the mobo.

 

[Grizly87]

Best answer selected by Grizly87.

 

[Grizly87]

correct.

Terrific! I guess I will be replacing the Ide with the SATA. You saved me
a lot of time!

Griz

 

[Grizly87]

U can clone it without problems since u don't change the mobo.

Thats great! I've been putting off upgrading to the Sata drive because I've been reading that you need to make a image of the OS and then slipstream the sata drivers into it for the Sata drive to work. This will definitely save me a lot of time!

Thanks again!

Griz