K8N Neo4 Won't boot using sata drive(s)

Hey everyone,
I've got a pc that will only boot when the boot is written on a (P) ATA drive (the ones with the big cables).
The problem is, the old ATA drive went corrupt and we placed a SATA drive in it.
The ATA drive was left in the pc back then without any data on it (not sure why) with windows installed on the SATA disk.
Recently I discovered the ATA disk is not empty, it actually contains the pc's boot files (boot.ini, ntldr and the other thing, I forgot)
The ATA disk being partially corrupt and it being only a matter of time before it won't do anything at all I want those boot files on my Sata drive.
I tried a couple of things that should have worked but they didn't.
Then I decided to reinstall windows only having the sata disk attached.
Everything goes well until the setup has finished copying files to the harddrive and wants to reboot.
When it tries to boot to continue the installation from the hard disk I will once again get the well known 'boot disk error, please insert system disk' (or something like it).
I know the boot order is ok (certainly when its the only drive in the pc excluding the dvd drive).
The disk is being recognised in the BIOS correctly, even in the windows setup (no need to supply extra drivers)
The Operating system I'm trying to install is Windows XP Professional SP2
The sata disk is a 620 Gb Samsung disk, set with jumpers to sata 1 mode (Sata 150)
I don't think any other pc information is relevant (it works just fine), if any more info is needed ill add it.
I've got a ticket on the MSI online support, but I thought I'd ask it here as well
Maybe someone has any idea how to fix this.
I'm not 100% sure if the pc is running the latest BIOS but I think so, I can check tomorrow.

Quote from: Fredrik on 06-January-10, 00:06:12
Not vital, but good to know: During boot-up, first BIOS screen, hit I think key F11 to make sure BIOS knows what to inform Windows. Also have a look in boot order, and only have the SATA disk therein.
More importantly: From the motherboard page it seems as if you have to use a floppy and load RAID drivers to get SATA disk work correctly. ...It has got a few years on it's back.
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=177
Its worth a shot I suppose.
I remember when I first got it I had to use a driver on a floppy disk, however back then the newest disk you could get was Windows XP (SP-0 aka pre service packs)
The Windows XP SP-2 disk seems to recognise the drive, but i see no harm in finding a floppy drive and giving it a shot.
Or possibly trying a diffrent OS such as linux or vista / 7.
Ill give it a try one of these days and report back, for anyone else reading, suggestions are still welcome

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