Re: request for advice on upgrading
Hi,
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Reid Priedhorsky <reid@reidster.net> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> This post is a request for advice on upgrading my 5-year-old Athlon box,
> running Debian testing.
>
> For nearly a decade now, I've been upgrading my hardware piecemeal. When
> it was time for a new motherboard, I just took out the old one, plugged in
> the new one, fired it up, and it Just Worked. No reinstall required.
Go head this will just work again, don't worry and as a next step in
the time you could install 64 bits and change (with the help of
another partition), and when you feel comfortable don't boot 32 bits
any more...
>
> But now, the future is clearly 64-bit.
>
> Bottom line: I would like to upgrade with as little pain as possible. I
> installed a SATA software RAID not too long ago, and the only components
> that need replacement are motherboard, RAM, and CPU. I have been googling
> but haven't yet been able to form a coherent strategy.
>
> Can I buy 64-bit (amd64) stuff and just do what I have been doing, i.e.,
> drop it in and reboot, keeping my i386 install? If so: What are the
> drawbacks? (E.g., performance hit, memory limitations.) Can I eventually
> upgrade to an amd64 installation in-place later?
>
> Thanks for any comments, suggestions, or links, and please let me know
> if there is more information I should provide.
>
> Reid
>
>
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