Re: Can I change CPU without reinstalling OpenBSD ??

From: Greg Hennessy (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:12:11 +0000

On 4 Mar 2004 02:03:58 -0800, dj_farid@hotmail.com (DJ_Farid) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am running OpenBSD on an AMD K5-166 now.
>I found an AMD K6-200. Can I just switch the CPU, without needing to
>re-install the OS?

yes.

greg 

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