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On Friday 23 December 2005 14:45, Phil Burness wrote:
I'm about to start upgrading my system from a P111 800Mhz to probably an AMD Sempron 2800 64bit processor.
I'll obviously be starting with the motherboard, CPU and memory. My plan was to swap the hard drives / DVD / CD devices straight over, then sometime later upgrade the hard drives (bigger capacity) and graphics card.
What effect will I see if I take the drives as they are and connect them straight to the new motherboard / processor? I want to avoid a new install at this stage - although later I'd like to go to 64 bit.
Phil
-- Phil Burness Linux User since 1991 - currently using SuSE 9.3 Warrington - United Kingdom ========= Phil, You do realize that the Sempron is the 32bit cpu for AMD now, right? I'm just assuming you made a typing error there? The 64bit AMD chips are now the FX or Athlon types.
If the budget will allow, your really should just go 64bit, but be sure the motherboard is fitted for a 939 socket, so that you may upgrade later to the dual core cpu! You can run either 32 or 64 bit software, your choice and get a lot more for the money. Transferring your present drives over should not be a problem, although the new 64bit motherboard will likely have SATA capability. They are pretty fast, but then IDE will still be there, so the drives will suffice until you are ready to update those too! Have fun and good upgrading! Lee