xp problems with p4vmm2 motherboard

What do I have to do to get my new elite p4vmm2 to recognize my exsisting hard drive that has windows xp home edition on it. Do I have to change the bios. I tried this hard drive on a shuttle board and it reconized it right away. What do I need to do? The board will except a clean install of me. I can’t even do an upgrade of xp to this board. Someone have the answer let me know.