Re: Changing MB and CPU - reinstall of Fedora needed?

[Dave Stevens <geek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting Christopher Svanefalk <christopher.svanefalk@xxxxxxxxx>:

> I will be moving from an AMD FX-8120 to an Intel i7 3930K, which of course
> means I will be changing my motherboard as well. All other relevant system
> components will stay the same (including the HDD and any data on it).
>
> I just wondered if Fedora can accomodate the new hardware directly, or if
> there are any procedures I should go through after booting again? Could a
> reinstall be needed? I am guessing I will not have a problem booting, since
> Grub is installed on the MBR of the drive, and I believe the new MB will
> search this first for a bootloader.
>
> Thanks in advance for all help!

you HAVE got a current full backup haven't you? and if you do I'd say  
have a go at it, Fedora has been very resilient for me.

Dave

> --
> Best,
>
> Christopher Svanefalk



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