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I have a machine with a Soltek SL-DRV75-5 motherboard with a dead IDE
controller. It was running XP Home when it died. I purchased a Promise
Ultra 133 TX2 add on controller to replace the dead controller.
The installation instructions for XP say for a clean install to hit F6 when
prompted for a 3rd party driver and install the driver then. For migrating
an existing boot drive to the new controller, it says to install the drivers
before disconnecting from the old controller.
Well, I want to move an existing boot drive to the new controller, but
installing the drivers before moving the drive is out of the question.
Also, I don't want to do a "Clean" install and lose all the files on the
drive.
Any suggestions?
What about F6 and install the new drivers, and then doing a "Dirty" install
over the top? Or, if I F6 and install the drivers and then just quit and
re-boot, will XP see the drivers and use the controller?
Thanks,
CJon
I have a machine with a Soltek SL-DRV75-5 motherboard with a dead IDE
controller. It was running XP Home when it died. I purchased a Promise
Ultra 133 TX2 add on controller to replace the dead controller.
The installation instructions for XP say for a clean install to hit F6 when
prompted for a 3rd party driver and install the driver then. For migrating
an existing boot drive to the new controller, it says to install the drivers
before disconnecting from the old controller.
Well, I want to move an existing boot drive to the new controller, but
installing the drivers before moving the drive is out of the question.
Also, I don't want to do a "Clean" install and lose all the files on the
drive.
Any suggestions?
What about F6 and install the new drivers, and then doing a "Dirty" install
over the top? Or, if I F6 and install the drivers and then just quit and
re-boot, will XP see the drivers and use the controller?
Thanks,
CJon