Re: Changing hardware

On Tuesday 11 March 2003 12:04, [email protected] wrote:
> > > >  I want to replace my K6 350 mHZ processor board with another.
> > >
> > > I may change
> > >
> > > >it with a 500 Athlon or purchase a PIII or P4 motherboard, I
> > >
> > > have a couple
> > >
> > > >of options open to me. It pretty much does everything I need it
> > > > to do
> >
> > now
> >
> > > >but eventually want to upgrade as this K6 is getting old.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks.
>
> Ya, it's super!  I upgraded from old Pentium 100Mhz to a PIII and
> windows gave me a dozen problems that I had to re-install, but RH,
> well, all I could say was "SWEEET!" -- worked without a glitch.

If you switch from AMD to Intel, or vice versa, you may have problems 
but most likely only on applications you compiled from source. I just 
upgraded a box from an athlon 500mHz to an AthlonXP 2100+ and it runs 
fine and the box is 100% compiled from source (Gentoo 1.4-r3)

-- 
Regards, Ernie
100% Microsoft and Intel free