I currently have two computers using ubuntu, I want to switch the hard drives of the two so the one I use more has more space. My problem is one of my computers has a intel cpu and one has a amd CPU, would I be able to successfully swap hard drives? Both use ddr2 ram and have amd graphics cards (6xxx and a 5xxx series card) Thanks!
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The drivers for both should both should both be installed, so it should work - you may want to backup any important data first to prepare for if anything goes wrong.
Various accounts of success can be found here on the SuperUser forum.
I have previously had success taking a drive out of laptop and running it of a USB connector on a desktop (probably with different processors), so hopefully it should work for you. One area you may need to be wary about is graphic card drivers, but most of the time it should work.
EDIT (after a lot more experience!): Yes it should work. However in the event you have installed additional drivers for included hardware (e.g. integrated GPU drivers) they may slow down the system and/or crash bootup entirely (for that specific latter issue see Black/purple screen after you boot Ubuntu for the first time here)
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