BOAC,
AFAIK, a disk clone is a block-by-block copy of one disk to another. Nothing on the target disk will be maintained across the process, including the MBR.
I know that my Ghost 7.5 boot media is able to "see" a SATA disk as a target, so that shouldn't be an issue.
So assuming you can transfer the image from the IDE to the SATA disk, you might then try to run a Windows install / repair to add the SATA drivers.
Another approach would be to add the SATA disk into your existing windows installation, so that your existing C: drive will have the SATA drivers installed when you clone it.
Since the process is non-destructive, why not just start trying it? Play around until you get it to work, then tell us how you did it (with a smug grin).
BTW, Sysprep is only useful when you want to make multiple copies of the same system image as part of a deployment to multiple PCs. It effectively "de-personalises" the source prior to imaging, allowing a mini-setup to run post-distribution when the cloned PCs are booted, where system name and other unique details (and SIDs) can be added. You certainly don't need it in your situation.
SD