Does reformatting cause current GPU drivers to be erased?

[Sonokamome]

I have a HP Pavilion 734n. A year ago, I had replaced the stock GPU that came with it with another one.

Performance has been sluggish lately, and I'm thinking that, after a very long time, that it should undergo a complete reformat back to the way it was when I first got it (a clean re-install in other words).

But this time, with the new GPU inside, I wonder if I do this, will the drivers, which is for the current GPU and not the stock one that came with the computer be wiped out during the process? Because that would mean me having to download the drivers for the current GPU and it all over again.

If this is the case, then I really would not mind as I was sort of planning to put back the old one before I hand it down to someone.

Thanks in advance.

 

[IlllI]

well if you have the install cd that came with it, it will have all the drivers for what the original laptop had. in that case, nothing will be wiped out, it just would not be used. so yes, you would need to d/l the newest driver for it (which i'd recommend using regardless of a reformat or not).
or, if you bought xp or vista from a store and are installing it then you will need to get all the drivers for the laptop beforehand.