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On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:11:01 -0000, Conor <conor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Work. I did one that went from an Athlon XP2600 on a Via chipset to an
>Intel Core Duo CPU on a Intel 965 Socket 775 motherboard when the
>motherboard had died. Apart from having to fanny around using a PS2
>keyboard and keyboard shortcuts until Windows had redetected the USB
>controller so I could use the USB mouse, it went incredibly well and
>certainly better than I expected.
One reason I dislike USB mice,; another is that I have to relearn how
to get IMPS, in Linux, to recognise a USB mouse manually, and to
reconfigure X. (I use an entirely homemade Linux system, called Beyond
Linux From Scratch, which has no automation at all, with all software
having to be compiled and installed manually: I like to feel the
burn.)
My ex always castigates me for not reinstalling XP when I change
motherboards/architecture, but I always keep the SCSI card the same so
I think it must be OK. Your experience underlines this portion. I feel
further reassured about fitting the motherboard, which is appreciated.
I have, in the past, on my main PC, gone from a VIA KT600 chipset
Socket A Athlon XP2500+ to a Socket 939 Athlon 64 3000+ without
reinstalling XP, using exactly the same disk and controller card
(Adaptec 29160 HBA and 147GB Maxtor 10K5 HDD) as I have now. It was
fine. The worst thing I find is that the change in the NIC chip can
cause problems in my network settings, with messy Device Manager
entries for the old NIC that cannot be removed. Linux is a breeze by
comparison. Getting the drivers for my Audigy 4 Pro card reloaded is
usually also an issue, but they always go on with a bit of pushing and
shoving.
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Multithreaded.
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