windows XP doesn't boot after I installed m/b with SATA raid

[Roberto C.]

I had a Abit BH6 with PIII500 and I upgraded to Abit AN7 with Athlon 2600
without reinstalling the OS (Windows XP Pro).
Windows XP at the boot give me a blue screen and reboot:
I think because the motherboard have a SATA raid integrated and Windows XP
wants driver (even if the SATA is disabled by BIOS and the Windows XP is
always on the same parallel ATA hard-disk as in the PIII500).

I know I can boot from Windows install CD, supply the SATA drivers (pressing
F6) and reinstall the OS in the same folder to maintain the settings;
but the Windows SP reinstallation is long and after this process some
patches are lost and not all the programs work fine.

Is there another quick and safe method to boot Windows XP?
example can I boot Windows XP from a recovery bootable floppy with included
the drivers (and boot.ini and other startup files), so when Windows XP is
loaded I install the SATA drivers normally? how can I make the bootable
floppy?

Thanks,
Roberto

 

[Pete Baker]

"Roberto C." asked hopefully

<snip>
I know I can boot from Windows install CD, supply the SATA drivers (pressing
F6) and reinstall the OS in the same folder to maintain the settings;
but the Windows SP reinstallation is long and after this process some
patches are lost and not all the programs work fine.

Is there another quick and safe method to boot Windows XP?
<snip>

Hi Roberto

No.

The option you are looking for is the repair install (also known as an
In-Place Upgrade).

NB. This is NOT quite the same as selecting to reinstall into the same
folder.

*However, it is not designed to be a time-saving option.*

See following Knowledge Base article for details. Pay careful attention to
the possible loss of data links in the MS article and read all instructions
carefully. You should follow the 'Boot from XP CD' procedure.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341

After doing this you may need to re-activate your installation of XP. If it
has been more than 120 days since you last re-activated you should be able
to activate over the internet, otherwise it will require a short phonecall.

After the repair install you will need to re-install any XP service packs
and updates that are not included on your XP Installation CD, but you will
not need to re-install any applications.

You could always create a slipstreamed CD for installing XP to include the
updates.
Details at the elder geek's website.
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstream_01.htm

Hope that helps
Pete