Re: Win2K SP4 and SATA

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I take it I'd need a Windows 2000 SP4 CD for that to work though, as a repair
restores files to the system that don't match the CD. Although I'm sure I can
rustle an SP4 CD up.

Does this sound ok for a proceedure?

1) Install SATA controller drivers onto EXISTING Win2000 system.
2) Clone EXISTING system to SATA drive
3) Disconnect IDE drives and boot from SATA
4) Watch it fail
5) Reboot with SP4 CD and run repair option
6) Watch it work (I hope)

This way, I can (if I have to) reconnect the IDE drives and have a working
system in about 1-2 mins flat and the only extra I had to do was install the
SATA drivers.

Is it worth using SYSPREP at all with this or would a straight clone + SATA
drivers + 'repair' option be okay?

"DL" wrote:

> You can clone to the sata drive, then run a repair install in order to add
> the sata/raid drivers from floppy during the process.
> This shouldnt effect data or installed apps but as with any such process a
> backup of data is reccommended
>
> "Arkane" <Arkane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0A398FC7-3DAA-45C0-B895-DB11E221C470@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've currently got a Windows 2000 SP4 install, it's primary disk system is
> > IDE.
> > The boot disk is the first drive on the first IDE channel.
> >
> > I've purchased a SATA RAID controller and some new hard disks, is there a
> > 'good' way to simply 'move' the existing Windows 2000 install to the SATA
> > drives and then remove my old drives?
> >
> > I've thought of using SYSPREP '-pnp' to do this but I know that with
> Windows
> > 2000 setup, you can install SATA RAID drivers when you first install the
> OS.
> >
> > Would it be good enough to install the SATA RAID card drivers on my
> existing
> > (IDE) setup, then sysprep it and then clone the install to the SATA drive
> or
> > is there an even easier/better way?
> >
> > Can I simply clone the install to the SATA drive (as above) but re-run
> > windows 2000 SP4 setup (as if I was going to install a fresh copy) yet
> > install over my existing copy of Windows 2000? Would that preserve my
> > registry, installed applications etc? While still also allowing me to use
> the
> > SATA drives?
> >
> > I'd rather not wipe and reinstall as thats a huge job, however, if that's
> > the only alternative then I'll have no choice.
> >
> > If anyone has any thoughts or ideas or if anyone has done something before
> > that works then please, let me know.
>
>
>
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