How do I get the SATA drivers onto an existing HD?

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I have added a HD with an existing win2k installation on it - with lots
of data I want. It fails to boot because it doesn't have the SATA
drivers for the 7VT600P.

I now have a diskette with the drivers on, and I have the win2k setup
cd. So I can boot and then F6 to install drivers.

But then what do I do? Re-install? Without losing existing data - it is
only one partition. Repair? How do I install the drivers on the
existing installation?
Thanks

 

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"redtag" <grumpy380@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I have added a HD with an existing win2k installation on it - with lots
> of data I want. It fails to boot because it doesn't have the SATA
> drivers for the 7VT600P.
>
> I now have a diskette with the drivers on, and I have the win2k setup
> cd. So I can boot and then F6 to install drivers.
>
> But then what do I do? Re-install? Without losing existing data - it is
> only one partition. Repair? How do I install the drivers on the
> existing installation?
> Thanks
>

If it's just the data you want then connect the old HD to your new setup as
a slave unit. Boot into windows from the new HD then access the old HD in
explorer then drag & drop between them.

You won't ever be able to boot from the old HD - the SATA drivers would be
the least of the problems you'd encounter. A repair install might work, but
it's doubtful, it could also possibly damage the allocation table if it fell
over and data would be lost..

 

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175
F6 during the process, to install sata drivers
I've never had a problem moving a win2k installation to new hardware

"RM" <n_simply@hottermail.com> wrote in message
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> "redtag" <grumpy380@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1115653864.618179.34650@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > I have added a HD with an existing win2k installation on it - with lots
> > of data I want. It fails to boot because it doesn't have the SATA
> > drivers for the 7VT600P.
> >
> > I now have a diskette with the drivers on, and I have the win2k setup
> > cd. So I can boot and then F6 to install drivers.
> >
> > But then what do I do? Re-install? Without losing existing data - it is
> > only one partition. Repair? How do I install the drivers on the
> > existing installation?
> > Thanks
> >
>
> If it's just the data you want then connect the old HD to your new setup
as
> a slave unit. Boot into windows from the new HD then access the old HD in
> explorer then drag & drop between them.
>
> You won't ever be able to boot from the old HD - the SATA drivers would be
> the least of the problems you'd encounter. A repair install might work,
but
> it's doubtful, it could also possibly damage the allocation table if it
fell
> over and data would be lost..
>
>