For maximum data protection, & the speediest rebuild, my advice would be
to buy a new harddrive too (no doubt bigger, which helps), and reinstall
both OS's to it from scratch. Then put in the old drive as hdb/d: & copy
across your file stores. Once done, reformat hdb/d: & backup the stores
to this in future (less wasteful than / a precursor to CD-writing, imho)
hth
Rik
david merriman wrote:
I'm about to replace my motherboard and CPU, and wondered if anyone
has any advice to offer regarding things to do/not to do in the
process. I'm Googling for info as well, so I will RTFM :)
I'm currently dual-booting Mandrake 10 Official (2.6.3-9 kernel IIRC)
and Windows XP Pro. I'm expecting XP to throw major wobblies, but
what can I expect from Mandrake ?
I'm replacing these:
Athlon XP 1900+ CPU, 266MHz FSB
ASUS A7A266 motherboard
with these:
Athlon XP 2400+ CPU, 266MHz FSB
Albatron KX600 Pro motherboard
The machine currently won't boot, so whatever needs to be done will
have to be done after the new components are in place.
Any comments welcome. If you'd like more info, let me know.
Thanks,
David
