Re: Motherboard Swap???
"David Parker" <[email protected]>
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----- Original Message ----- From: Trey Gruel <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:35:01 -0400 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Motherboard Swap??? > while i haven't done this with any of my redhat setups (they're all > production servers), i did this with my suse box at home recently. > unlike windows, it's a sinch. i was making the swap from a p3-500 to an > amd athlon xp 1800+ and i was even able to boot off the kernel i had > built for the p3 (forgot to change the default in lilo). aside from > changing a few options in the kernel build, i didn't need to make any > real changes. on the windows side, every time i've upgraded a cpu > (which has always meant upgrading the mobo as well), it's required > re-installing the os in order to get a semi-stable system. > I actually made the exact same switch just the other day, moving from an old P3 500 to an Athlon XP 1800+. Booted into Linux, kudzu reconfigured a few things, and I was all set to go. I booted into Windows, and immediately needed two CD's and God-only-knows how many driver disks. About 20 reboots later it's *almost* done complaining about the hardware changes. Almost. :) - Dave -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup