System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 1/19/2007
ASUSTek M2N-E SLI 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 WS4.0
Fedora Core 5
SUSE10.1
Mandriva 2007
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 M2N-E SLI |
| BIOS Revision |
0506 |
| Main Board and Chipset |
M2N-E SLI; Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP |
| Processor(s) |
M2 4400+ |
| RAM |
512 MB |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities |
1. Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (both at x8 mode)ASUS two-slot thermal design
2. Support FSB 2000/1600 MT/s
3. Support Dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 |
| Display Adapter |
EN6600GT |
| Serial Ports |
One (1) 16550 Serial Port(s) |
| Parallel Ports |
One (1) Bi-Directional |
| USB Ports |
Four (4) USB 2.0 port(s) |
| I/O Ports and Buses |
 Two (2) PCI; Two (2) PCI-ex1; Two (2) PCI-ex16 |
| Network Interface |
On-board Attansic F1 PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller |
| Optical Drive |
DVD-ROM XJ-HD166S |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card |
On-board C-Media CM6501 |
| Hard Drive |
SATA Maxtor Y2DJCVNE 80G |
| Floppy Drive |
Standard 1.44MB |
| Keyboard |
Standard 101 Keyboard |
| Pointing Device |
Standard PS/2 Mouse |
| Miscellaneous Hardware |
|
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 |
| 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 |
| Stand Alone Monitor |
(Laptop Test Only) |
N/A |
| Simultaneous Display CRT/LCD |
(Laptop Test Only) |
N/A |
Sound Adapter |
| Basic Sound Compatibility |
|
N/A |
| Advanced Sound Availibility |
|
N/A |
| Advanced Sound Compatibility |
|
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 Testing |
|
PASSED |
Notes and Observations:
The On-Board Gigabit Lan chip were not detected by normal install , must get driver file nv-rhas4.1**** then setup it.
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