System Type: Laptop
Test Completed: 2005-11-14 IBM® ThinkPad R51e 1844-5GU is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the IBM® ThinkPad R51e 1844-5GU:
RedHat Enterprise Workstation 4.0
This document presents the compatibility testing results.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.
| System Configuration as Tested |
| Company | IBM |
| Model | IBM® ThinkPad R51e 1844-5GU |
| BIOS Revision | 2FKT15AuS |
| Main Board and Chipset | NA |
| Processor(s) | Intel® Pentium® 4 3.40GHz |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| HBA | Intel® PIIX5 SATA/PATA |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | |
| Display Adapter | Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 |
| Serial Ports | One (1) 16550 compatible |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | Eight (8) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | |
| Host Bus Adapter | Intel® PIIX5 SATA/PATA |
| Network Interface | Broadcom® NetExtreme BCM5751 |
| Network Interface | Atheros 802.11 b/g madwifi |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | ADI 1888 AC'97on HD Audio Bus |
| Optical Drive | HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4082B (IBM® Multiburner Pl |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi 40GB 4200rpm |
| Floppy Drive | None |
| Keyboard | Standard 101 Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | IBM® PS/2 Optical Mouse |
| Miscellaneous Hardware | Conexant HSF Modem |
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) | NA |
| SMP Test | (Only required multiprocessor systems) | NA |
| Display Adapter |
| Console Compatibility | | PASSED |
| X Server Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Stand Alone Monitor | (Laptop Test Only) | PASSED |
| Simultaneous Display CRT/LCD | (Laptop Test Only) | FAILED |
| Sound Adapter |
| Basic Sound Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Availibility | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Serial Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | NA |
| Compatibility Testing | | NA |
| Throughput Testing | | NA |
| Parallel Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Mouse |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Keyboard |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
Notes and Observations:
The external monitor works when the laptop is booted with it connected but switching with the FN key does not work, nor does dual display work.
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