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Subject: Re: Upgrading hardware from P3 to AMD 64
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On 02/27/05 12:36:04, RW wrote:
> I'm thinking about upgrading my hardware from an Intel P3 to an AMD
> 64, and
> replacing the graphics card, without buying a new hard disk. Has
> anyone done
> this kind of thing successfully?
>=20
> I've recompiled kernel+world for 686 and I've done a portupgrade -fR
> on cvsup
> and portupgrade.
>=20
> Typical motherboards now have a couple of sata connections in =20
> addition
> to the
> normal ide connections. Can I expect my current ide drives to still =20
> be
> ad0
> and ad1?


As long as the cpu you optimized for is a 686 only(no CPUTYPE=3D or -=20
march or -mcpu), then yeah.