eMachines m6809 - Hardy x86 Install

I'm backing up my personal laptop right not using Acronis TrueImage. When I'm done, I plan to move my home folder to a save place and then I'm going to wipe the Gutsy partition in preparation for a clean install of Hardy. My current setup runs so well that I've been putting this off, but I can't resist anymore. If it runs like crap or something, I can just restore my disk image and the laptop will never know it was violated. I hope... I'll report back after the install.