EPOX 8K3A+ to the Soltek Golden FLame

I am going to be switching to the NForce2 board tomorrow,but what I am wondering,will I have to reformat my HDD,I am dreading doing that,since I have so much stuff on it.
Is there any way around doing this??

Thanks guys

Going the route of a format and a fresh install is definitely the best way to go. But if you do a repair install of XP, it can work pretty well. I've swapped drives from one computer to another that way, even with motherboards with completely different chipsets.