[K12OSN] Hardware question where the newest K12LTSP is being used

[Robert Arkiletian]

On 12/3/06, John P. Conlon <jconlon1 at elp.rr.com> wrote:
> I did leave out some data didn't I.  The AMD is indeed an Athalon but
> all I really know about the Intel is that it is a faster processor and
> uses the edge socket style what ever that is.
> Thanks
> Pat

The socket type doesn't matter. Chances are you are probably using the
athlon in 32 bit mode. So going to the intel will be fine. Most newer
intels support 64bit anyway. This is one of the nice benefits of using
linux I discovered when I first got into it. You can move hard drives
from one machine to another without too much problem since the drivers
are in the kernel. Try doing that with a Windoze box. Your product
activation will choke (Geniune Disadvantage will fail) not to mention
Registry and Driver Hell. That's when you would have to do a complete
re-install.

>
> Eric Harrison wrote:
>
> > John P. Conlon wrote:
> >
> >> My current server is  a home made affair that has a 1GHz AMD
> >> processor in it.  I was recently given a newer box that has an Intel
> >> 2.2GHz processor in it.  Can I move the hard drive from the AMD
> >> machine to the Intel machine without having to re-install everything
> >> or loosing my students' folders and files?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >> Pat
> >>
> >
> > With processors, the only time you really run into problems is if you
> > are doing a major hardware downgrade. Moving from a 64bit AMD Opteron
> > to an Intel P4, for example. Or moving from a P4 to a 386 or 486.
> >
> > I would expect moving from a 1GHz AMD (32bit Athlon, I'd guess) to a
> > P4 2.2GHz would work without a problem.
> >
> > -Eric
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > K12OSN mailing list
> > K12OSN at redhat.com
> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn
> > For more info see <http://www.k12os.org>
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> K12OSN mailing list
> K12OSN at redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn
> For more info see <http://www.k12os.org>
>


-- 
Robert Arkiletian
Eric Hamber Secondary, Vancouver, Canada
Fl_TeacherTool http://www3.telus.net/public/robark/Fl_TeacherTool/
C++ GUI tutorial http://www3.telus.net/public/robark/