Changing Motherboard and Proccesor

BrandonTurner · 04-01-2004, 06:13 PM

i just installed fedora on my intel processor and i just got a great deal on a AMD motherboard + proccesor. So now im going to be switching, should i be expecting a new install or do you think it can handle the switch?

leonscape · 04-01-2004, 07:33 PM

Just make sure your kernel has support for the new motherboards chipset already compiled in. ( it probably has if its a standard kernel ).

tpjets62 · 04-03-2004, 01:40 PM

I have a HD I have loaded with Fedora Core 1 and have moved it thru 4 PC's with totally different hardware on every unit. It has picked up all the changes and has not given me any grief, nor should yours. Try that with XP and your in for a reload!!!

BrandonTurner · 04-03-2004, 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by tpjets62
I have a HD I have loaded with Fedora Core 1 and have moved it thru 4 PC's with totally different hardware on every unit. It has picked up all the changes and has not given me any grief, nor should yours. Try that with XP and your in for a reload!!!

yup, it went through and configed all the new hardware and worked fine.

Pauli · 04-03-2004, 03:21 PM

Actually, I dunno about changing the mobo is xp, but with my xp I ripped apart my box and changed the video card, scsi card, new cd drive, new burner, 2 extra hd's and whatnot and yet windows still detected it all and it worked fine. So I dunno about you and your problems, windows is very compatible with changing hardware.

tpjets62 · 04-03-2004, 04:23 PM

Its Ok switching pieces like that, but try to switch a mobo, especially a differnt proc. or chipset and things get hairy real quick. I run a small coputer repair shop and after 50 or 60 various repairs on XP or 2000 for that matter, its not near as flexible as Fedora. On the other hand, Win 98, 95 or Me were quite adaptable to any replacements also, including the mobo.

Pauli · 04-03-2004, 05:02 PM

Well, maybe you should consider how many people actally CHANGE the mobo, I mean look at it this way, computers are so damn cheap now that it is easier and probably cheaper to go out and get a new one than upgrading an old one.

Plus, changing mobos is not a very common occurence because mobos hardly affect performance, if at all.

tpjets62 · 04-04-2004, 08:36 AM

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Originally posted by Pauli

Plus, changing mobos is not a very common occurence because mobos hardly affect performance, if at all.

I picked up some of these mobo combos with an AMD XP 2600 proc included for a fraction of the cost of a new unit. When you replace a P3 with one of these puppies, you would be surprised at the increase in performance. Some people love thier setup and dont want to replace everything, though I agree with you that systems are so cheap, $ for $ that is the way to go.