Changing SATA (RAID) drivers after MB crash????

[sammy]

Ok, I'm close, so please don't tell me this can't be done. My MB with a
Promise SATA PDC-20376 onboard controller crashed on me. So, I was forced
to buy a MB with a different SATA(RAID) controller... This one being VIA
VT8237 Southbridge. I only have 1 SATA hard drive, but the Promise
Fasttrack SATA(RAID)drivers are loaded with the new motherboard & new
SATA(raid) controller making the hard drive unbootable. My question is how
can I replace the old RAID drivers with new ones to match my current
configuration without requiring a reformat or deleting partitions? Is this
possible using the Recovery console? The drivers I need to replace are:

FASTTX2K.cat
FASTTX2K.inf
FASTTX2K.sys

with these:

viasraid.cat
VIASRAID.INF
viasraid.sys

Any suggestions are Greatly Appreciated!!
TIA.

 

[Doug Allen [MSFT]]

Sammy,

Just replacing the files isn't going to fix your issue. The easiest thing
to do is perform an in-place upgrade that will re-enumerate all of the
hardware and drivers.

315341 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315341

292175 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=292175