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Re: need help on AMD architecture
Fraser <fraser_feb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am thinking of buying AMD-sempron 2500+. The only
> thing i want to know is whether same CDs, i ordered
> for i386 architecture will work on AMD-Sempron or do i
> need to purchase a different CD set.
>
> What about "i386" CDs on AMD64 archictecture? Do they
> work?
They work on all i386-compatible processors, which includes
the AMD Sempron and AMD64 processors (in 32bit mode).
Note that there is also a special amd64 version of FreeBSD
which runs on AMD64 hardware in 64bit mode. But the i386
CDs will work fine, too.
Best regards
Oliver
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