I updated my P5KC with no issues. Copying the file onto a CD should be Ok - I also think that EZ Flash will allow you to put the file on a flash stick. In my case I put the file on my second hard drive which is FAT32 and just pointed EZ to the correct folder.
EZ doesn't support NTFS -...
I swapped from a 975 board to a P35, (and E8400,) board a few weeks back. Prior to the swap I ran the latest inf update from Intel.
After I'd installed it - I won't mention that I couldn't get it to boot for an hour until I realised I'd forgotten to attach the 6 pin power cable to my 8800GTS...
If I understand what you have done the issue is the installed OS on the Barracuda. You can't stick an unformatted drive (with XP installed) on a new motherboard. The reason you are getting a BSOD of death is that the XP installation hasn't got the correct motherboard drivers for your new board...
(My original PC, bought in 1992, was a 486DX@33Mhz with 4MB ram & a 170MB HDD. Cost £1500 - around $2800 at current exchange rates. Allowing for inflation that's around $4300 in today's money :eek: )
Anyhow:
A generic VESA card
Cirrus Logic VESA
The mighty Matrox Millenium - first PCI...