Upgrade and change distro?

[Paul Schmehl]

I have a dual core Intel server running 6.1 RELEASE i386.  I want to 
update it to 7.0 RELEASE.  Can I also switch to the AMD release at the 
same time?  (It's my understanding that all dual core processors should be 
running AMD not i386.)

If so, do I simply point to the GENERIC kernconf under AMD?  Any gotchas?
Paul Schmehl
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