With all the software on the net, there are many part partition resizers and programs to transfer your data including the one which should come with your new drive. If you did not get a floppy disk for installation of your new drive, check their internet site, it should be free. With this software there should be no need or concern about loosing your drivers or any software. But... if you are like me and probably as well as most of us, you should use a CD-RW or other device to backup your entire drive before you change anything. And as a side note, if you have kept all the software that came with your system (in particular SOYO motherboards), you might find you have a copy of Norton Ghost. This software can move your data to your new drive very safely and there is nothing to configure or install after the process is completed. Howard Rubin Fortaleza, Brazil RE: Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:10:49 -0500 From: apiscopo <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Why Can't We Take Our Drivers? I often have a need to upgrade to a larger hard drive. So, I'm always fighting the question of *Drivers*, for Modems, Sound Cards, Video Cards etc. Does anyone=20 know of software that can preserve the various drivers and allow you to do a reinstall? Better yet, how would some of you more experienced technicians preserve the various drivers when installing a new hard drive in a computer where all else remains the same. Thanks for any help, advice, instructions or just sharing your experience with me. Armond Piscopo [log in to unmask] Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com