 ASUSTek
PR-DLS533/GBL
Linux Compatibility Testing Results
System Type: Server
Test Completed: May 2, 2003
The AsusTek PR-DLS533/2GBL 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 8.1
- Mandrake 9.1 (added 7/2003)
- United Linux 1.0 (added 7/2003)
This document presents the these 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 PR-DLS533/GBL |
| BIOS Revision |
2002 |
| Main Board and Chipset |
ServerWork CMIE-LE |
| Processor |
2 Intel P4 Xeon 2.4GHz |
| RAM |
512DDR ECC |
| HBA |
N/A |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities |
Support Intel Xeon processor with Hyper-threading capacity
Maximum memory capacity: 12GHz
Supports registered DDR DRAM
On-board LSI 53C1030. |
| Display Adapters (AGP/PCI) |
On-board ATI Rage XL |
| Serial Ports |
2 |
| Parallel Ports |
1 (bi-directional) |
| USB Ports |
2 |
| I/O Ports and Buses |
Additional I/O Port information Example: zero (0) ISA slots; six (6) 64-bit PCI slots; zero (0) AGP slots; and two (2) USB ports. |
| Network Interface |
On-Board Intel 8254GC / Intel 82551QM |
| CDROM |
Asus IDE CDROM 50X |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card |
N/A |
| Floppy Drive |
Standard 1.44MB IDE Floppy |
| Hard Drive |
SCSI Quantium 18.2S TY18L101 |
| 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.
| Test | Comment | Result |
| Installation Testing |
| CD-ROM Installation |
|
PASSED |
| NFS/FTP Installation |
|
PASSED |
| Device Auto Probing |
|
PASSED |
| Base System Testing |
| Kernel Compatibility |
|
PASSED |
| LILO Compatibility |
|
PASSED |
| Heavy I/O Test |
|
PASSED |
| Network Test |
|
PASSED |
| Network Load Test |
|
PASSED |
| SMP Test |
(Only required multiprocessor systems) |
PASSED |
| Display Adapter |
| Console Compatibility |
|
PASSED |
| X Server Compatibility |
|
PASSED |
| Sound Adapter |
| Basic Sound Compatibility |
(Not required on Server System Test) |
N/A |
| Advanced Sound Availibility |
(Not required on Server System Test) |
N/A |
| Advanced Sound Compatibility |
(Not required on Server System Test) |
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:
Concerning the SuSE distribution testing, if ACPI is turned on in the kernel, the dual port adapters will not work.
This is due to a limitation in ACPI. Currently, this affects all new versions of SuSE and the United Linux family. For more information on this subject please refer to: http://www.suse.de/en/private/products/suse_linux/i386/acpi.html Due to the reasons mentioned above, SuSE Linux 8.1 can use acpi=off kernel parameters to disable the ACPI code then enable dual port adapters on this server.
As some additional notes and information concerning the acpi=off parameter, this disables the whole ACPI system. This may prove very useful, for example, if your computer does not support ACPI or if you think the ACPI implementation might cause some problems.
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