FW: Processor Swap

[E Frank Ball III]

} > I am considering swapping out my Pentium MMX 166 MHz for a Pentium II, or
} > possibly an AMD K-6 2 or newer AMD.
} > 
} > I presume all are Socket-1, capable of being swapped out with the old
} > Pentium.  
} > 
} > Would this: 1) Have any affect with the existing bios (which is noted to
} be
} > a PnP compatible type of bios), and 2) Have any problem with the current
} > installation of Red Hat, which was installed under the existing Pentium
} 166?

RedHat won't mind a bit.  The bios will notice something is different,
but every bios is unique, so it is hard to say how it will react.  I've
updated processors in a couple of machines without any trouble.

   E Frank Ball                frankb at efball.com
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