Same here...xepan wrote: None of my PC's or laptops is younger than 10 years, and actual kernels and distributions work well on them.
I have 15 year olds I don't use much anymore, and wouldn't you know it, when I went to use one of them for a hybrid car issue, I found a leaking cap next to the PCIx slot and the onboard video failed. 'rethink the hybrid car maintenance' ....
So I got a used 2008 mobo/processor combo [$25] and dropped it in the case after pulling the toasted mobo out. And that is what I'm using now. Intel DG41RQ. Xeon X3300, 2GB ddr2 pc6400, 500 GB Western Digital SATA 300 .
I upgraded the processor from a core2 duo 2.4 Ghz to the core2 quad 2.6Ghz [another $25]
and upgraded the 512mB ddr2 pc5300 to 2Gb ddr2 pc6400 [$15] / available computer funds.
It's old trash compared to some of the $5 or 6K machines asking for help in this forum.