My problem is I am trying to replace a SATA boot drive in a WIN XP SP 2 machine. I tried the same thing which works in IDE drives, namely, I copied all the files from old drive to new, then just swapped the drive out. BUT the problem is that apparently because the new drive is a different model than the prior, some new SATA driver needs to be installed FROM WITHIN WINDOWS in order for windows to recognize the drive, which I cannot do until it boots - ARGH. And YES, I also tried changing my BIOS mode from NORMAL SATA to compatibility mode, still did not work. Is there a way around this problem which does NOT require me reinstalling everything from ground up?
THANK YOU