I have an old (year 2005) Toshiba satellite hanging around which I have been trying to setup for the cryptowolf.ca Bitcoin school in the cryptocave classroom.

I really don't want to dispose of it because its sentimental.

I think the thermal paste on the CPU/heatsink has deteriorated so it overheats during any prolonged process or installation.

I put it in the cold cellar (its currently 5 degrees Celcius there, -15 outside) just to get me through the installation of Arch/EndeavourOS/LinuxMint - (havent decided yet because im wondering if any of the proprietary drivers in the bloated distros might actually help the fan/CPU work more efficiently.)

Once the installation of the OS is complete, my theory is I will be able to run it normally inside the house as long as all installations are completed in the cold cellar first. It did not seem to have any issues with running system updates or installing most applications in normal room temperature, however once i tried to install VLC (over command line on arch) it took WAAAAY TOO LONG and overheated and shut off.

Will report back with the results of the cold cellar experiment and room temperature post installation running experiment shortly.

Goal is to have it running 24/7 with a Bitcoin wallet on-screen for the first graders to tinker with.

There's a dozen more here much newer and in great working condition with various OSs on them, however I would like to salvage this one if possible and make use of it for as long as possible.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ITS PRE- PSP era laptop!

(Platform Security Processor - equiv to Intel Management Engine)

Fingers crossed!

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