Hi, I am not 100% sure if a -bigmem kernel is required on a 4GB RAM (along with 2GB swap) or would PAE extensions cause slowdown on a 4GB box I recollect RH 7.x/8.0/9 had -bigmem kernels Regards, Yusuf -- If you're not using Firebird, you're not surfing the web you're suffering it http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/why/