... > I am running Fedora Core 6 on an old Evo N160 laptop. > This runs very well on a laptop so old with the exception of there is no life in the battery. > The server is up and running 24/7 since it was built around 4-5 months ago. .... Just a somewhat unrelated note. Laptop drives are not made to run 24/7. They need to be spun down periodically. It would be wise to set the power saver parameters on the laptop to spin down the drives when the system is idle for a long time.