Installing F7 by CD and not by DVD

[Martin J Hooper]

Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
> Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> writes:
>> Last time, though, for FC6, the thing flatly refused to
>> install from a hard drive or the network.
> 
> I've got a few really old systems (ppro-150 and p-II) that are
>  resistant to any simple installs too.  This systems are too
> old to boot from CD, DVD or usb.  I found that ripping the
> hard disk out and putting it in a more modern system is the
> easiest way to install Fedora on it.  (In fact I'm watching
> the install of F7 on the P-II's disk finish as I type this.)
> 
> -wolfgang


Just curious - Wouldn't you have hardware detection problems ie
installing newer hardware drivers that are not on the older computer?