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Linux Compatibility Tested ASUSTek P4V533-MX
Linux Compatibility Testing Results

System Type:  Workstation
Test Completed:  08/06/2003

The ASUSTek P4V533-MX is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following Linux distributions compatible with this system.


  •   RedHat 9.0
  •   SuSE 8.2
  •   United 1.0
  •   Mandrake 9.1

This document presents the compatibility testing results.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System  Configuration as Tested
Company   ASUSTek Computer Inc.
Model   ASUSTek P4V533-MX
BIOS  Revision   1001 Beta 003
Main Board and Chipset   VIA P4M266A
Processor   Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz
RAM   256MB
HBA   N/A
Motherboard Features and Capabilities   1. Intel Pentium 4 Processor with hyper-threading technology (FSB=400/533) support 2.. Supports ACPI modes: S1, S3, S4, S5 3. Supports unbuffered DDR DRAM
Display Adapter   On-board VIA/S3 P4M266A
Serial  Ports   One (1) 16550a
Parallel  Ports   One (1) Bi-directional
USB  Ports   N/A
I/O Ports and Buses   Three (3) 32-bit PCI slots; One (1) AGP slot
Network Interface   On-board VIA Rhine II
CDROM   Asus 50x IDE CDROM
Audio Chipset / Sound Card   Realtek ALC655
Floppy Drive   Standard 3.5"
Hard Drive   Seagate ST320410A 20GB IDE
Keyboard   Keyboard as tested is a 101-key generic.
Mouse   Mouse as tested is a Logitech PS/2 mouse.
Miscellaneous Hardware   None

Testing Results

The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by AppLabs, and provides the pass/fail results.

Tests and determinations are available for reference in ASCII format for immediate viewing.

TestCommentResult
Installation Testing
CD-ROM Installation   PASSED
NFS/FTP Installation   PASSED
Device Auto Probing   PASSED
Base System Testing
Kernel Compatibility   PASSED
GRUB/LILO Compatibility   PASSED
Heavy I/O Test   PASSED
Network Test   PASSED
Network Load Test   (Not required on Workstation Test) N/A
SMP Test   (Only required multiprocessor systems) N/A
Display Adapter
Console Compatibility   PASSED
X Server Compatibility   PASSED
Sound Adapter
Basic Sound Compatibility   Audio chipset not supported in Linux and no drivers available. N/A
Advanced Sound Availability   Audio chipset not supported in Linux and no drivers available. N/A
Advanced Sound Compatibility   Audio chipset not supported in Linux and no drivers available. N/A
Serial Ports
Kernel Detection   PASSED
Setserial Compatibility   PASSED
Throughput Testing   PASSED
Parallel Ports
Kernel Detection   PASSED
Compatibility Testing   PASSED
Mouse
Kernel Detection   PASSED
Compatibility Testing   PASSED
Keyboard
Compatibility Test   PASSED

Notes and Observations:

None of the operating systems detected the proper video driver for the video chipset VIA/S3 P4M266A during the normal install. The VESA driver is the only driver that works with the chipset. Audio chipset not supported in Linux and no drivers available.

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