> They are replacing the tower which I assume means "the whole thing". Make SURE that they install your old hard drive either as a slave on your primary channel or as a master on your secondary IDE channel in your new system. > I am computer-challenged. At age 78 I do not have a peer group I can > talk to about such things. Of course you do, us! (At least so long as Alfred allows some leeway <g>). Otherwise, there are other forums that deal specifically with computers, upgrades, software, etc. that can provide this type of help. Good Hunting! -- Paul aka Graveseeker on Geocaching.com where YOU are the search engine.