Re: New motherboard ... New install ?
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:59:45 -0600
> I have a very slow (166MHz) motherboard and thought it was about time I
> got a faster one.
> The question is now, can I just replace the motherboard ?
> Will Linux reconfigure my current installation without destroying it?
> ... or should I put a fresh Linux install and start all over again ?
You can replace the motherboard and reasonably expect Linux to work.
However, you might want to go to the newest stable kernel to make sure
that you have hardware support for the new board.
> Note, I have a dual boot configuration with Win98.
> Can Windows handle this too ?
According to Microsoft, there are motherboard resources that 9x can
only detect during installation. However, I've swapped various mobos with
Win98, let it install drivers for a billion things, and reinstalled
peripheral drivers, and had it work great. YMMV.
steve
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