Windows 7: Can i turn on my pc for 24 hours ? forever?

Hi i want to make my pc as microsoft hosting server.. For that i need to leave it turned-on for 24 hours.. WIll that not damage my system??

Any chance we can get some more info?

My computer is dell inspiron 1525
Ram 1.5gb
processor intel(R) pentium (R) dual cpu T2930 @ 1.86 Ghz , 1.87 Ghz
Windows-7 Ultimate

Internet speed 5 mbps


I want to make a website.. And host the files on my computer itself.... For that i must turn it on for 24 hours... Is that possible on my system.... Or does my hardware gets damaged due to overheating?

That what computers are made for, the only problem is the hard disk, its life time is measured in hours .
If your server is reading and writing stuff all the time on your disk you maybe should lookup a backup solution (RAID 1)

You want to use a laptop computer as a "hosting server" & leave it on 24/7?
Not a good idea for a laptop.

It will work fine...until the little cooling fan locks up, at 2am....Why not use a older desktop system instead? You could pick one up cheap at a yard sale...

Also, if you're planning on allowing access to your "server" from the Internet -- you really need to check with your ISP to see if this is allowed. I did that a while back, my ISP saw the "server" -- and sent me a nasty email telling me to take it down, convert to a "commercial" account, or have my personal account terminated.

You don't want to have your Internet access cancelled because you're experimenting with a "server".

Id advise in purchasing a quality server ready hard drive or even an SSD, as my CCTV unit i built for work seems to eat hard drives every 4-6months as its on a constant write cycle. only time its off is when theres a power cut

Not a good computer for any kind of server. Not enough CPU, ram, and heat would be an issue.