in device manager set hard drive to 
standard dual channel pci ide controller ( I am assuming not SATA )
I have a reg file to set boot back to default settings.
have yet to have a xp mb swap not boot. ( w2k yes but not xp )
should be on THG FTP

luck
the trick with the add on controller works to most of the time.
fred

At 06:06 PM 12/14/2005, Mark Dodge Poked the stick with:
>I am going to install an Epox 9NPA and a 3500 and I am making sure that
>there are not going to be any snafus. I have way to many gigs to try to back
>up and I am worried that XP will not start at all. I currently have a MSI
>Neo3 and going to Nforce4 it will not be quite the same. Should I expect XP
>to do similar to 98 in that it will find the differences and install the
>correct drivers as it boots in?
>
>Mark Dodge
>MD Computers
>360-772-2433 

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