Re: Boot MVP3C2 using external controller

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:52:15 -0400, George <> wrote:

>I'd like to boot an MVP3C2 from an 80GB WD or Maxtor drive connected
>to a PCI EIDE controller.
>Can someone recommend a controller card that will work? Is this easy
>to do?
>To reply directly to me, replace all 'z' with 'a' in email address.

Rosewill RC-208 PCI IDE (ATA) Silicon Image Host Controller un-RAID
Card
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132005>

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:30:19 -0400, George <> wrote:

>On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:20:59 -0700, Andy <1@2.3> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:52:15 -0400, George <> wrote:
>>
>>>I'd like to boot an MVP3C2 from an 80GB WD or Maxtor drive connected
>>>to a PCI EIDE controller.
>>>Can someone recommend a controller card that will work? Is this easy
>>>to do?
>>>To reply directly to me, replace all 'z' with 'a' in email address.
>>
>>Rosewill RC-208 PCI IDE (ATA) Silicon Image Host Controller un-RAID
>>Card
>><http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132005>
>OK. I now have an RC-208. Here's what I want to do:
>I want to be able to boot my EPoX MVP3C2 from an 80GB Maxtor
>(preferred) or WD drive. I am not sure how to do this becasue I am
>*not* doing what Rosewill calls a "new" XP installation. I already
>have XP on the 30GB drive that I boot from the mobo controller.
>I have the Maxtor and WD utilities to copy the 30GB drive to one of
>the 80 GB drives.
>So, what do I do?
Install the RC-208 card in the computer. Boot to XP from the 30GB
drive, and install the Windows XP driver for the RC-208. This should
make XP on the 30GB drive bootable from the RC-208.