what can go wrong when transfering image

[Ben-Nes Michael]

Hi All   I wonder lets say im configure a good server then I create an image of the HD and copy it to a new machine, what will be the affect ?   to be more accurate:   What will be the side affects when transferring P4 to another P4 but with different chipset memory etc ... ? What will be the side affects when transferring P4 to Athlon machine ?   The affect will be the same with all distribution or I might find that mandrake is much portable then gentoo ?   Cheers