incompatible hard disk controller - help?

[chrisblack]

I'm about to emabark on an upgrade from win98 to win 2k pro - however I'm concerned about the "incompatible hard disk controller" message I get on the system check.

My machine has:

Commate P3 /370-VP (ver 1.3) mobo

Award Bios V4.51 PGN

Via 82c691 rev 86 chipset

Super i/o Ali M5i33

256 mb ram

10 gb hard drive

PIII 700mhz proc

Before I go ahead with the upgrade - what drivers do i need to correct the incompatibe HD error??? -

I've gone to Viaarena and downloaded the version 4.43 4in1 chipset driver - which should contain the correct drivers for the install???

As a second thought - would I be wiser to do a clean install of Win2k to my D drive and use the inbuilt dual boot option??

Thanks in advance

Chris

[jaclaz]

Much better to install win2k as multiboot on D : drive.

You sure about the MB?

Could not find anything for the P3 /370-VP, only for the

Commate P3/370A-VP,

here:

http://drivers.softonic.com/ie/4452/Commate_P3_370A-VP

and new bios here:

http://www.zdnet.de/treiber/man_prod/comma...rd-bios-wc.html

jaclaz

[chrisblack]

Thanks for that - unfortunately I don't speak Italian(?) or German

There was a typo - the board is p3 370A-VP

What are the drivers on the first link?? and how do I get them???

I'm also wary of flashing the bios - I had a bad experience in the past - will I get away with leaving it as it is??

Also why the question on the MB - i have 2 x 128 sticks of pc100 ram

Chris

[chrisblack]

Another question on the install - as I'm told -

It is recommended that you have the correct driver ready on a

    floppy disk before you continue. If Setup cannot proceed without

    the driver, you will need to cancel Setup.

What files do I need on the floppy:

1. The whole 4in1 cab file

2. The extracted Cab file

3. Just the folders with the win2k drivers - (IDEwin2k & Win2k)

4. Just the files from the above named folders?

Thanks in advance

Chris

[Marsden]

XP will have all the drivers you need.

[chrisblack]

Thanks for the advice guys, however I decided what the feck, and went for a clean install on D.

This all went smoothly and I've now got a dual boot system. (no need to worry about the "incompatible controller".

If anyone else has the same worries as me, then I hope this gives you the confidence to install.

I'll probably be posting other queries if I get them.

Cheers

Chris