System Type: Laptop
Test Completed: 2004-09-07 IBM® ThinkPad R51 1830-BUU 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 R51 1830-BUU:
SuSE 9.1 Professional RedHat Enterprise Workstation 3.0
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 R51 1830-BUU |
| BIOS Revision | 2.06 09/16/2003 |
| Main Board and Chipset | NA |
| Processor(s) | Intel® Pentium® M CPU 1.5 GHz |
| RAM | 512MB SODIMM |
| HBA | ATA-100 |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | Integrated Video, Sound and Network. |
| Display Adapter | ATI® Radeon Mobility M9 (32MB) |
| Serial Ports | None |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | Two (2) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | |
| Host Bus Adapter | ATA-100 |
| Network Interface | Integrated Intel® PRO/1000 Gigabit |
| Network Interface | Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | Intel® Integrated 82801DB AC’97 Audio (Sou |
| Optical Drive | CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo V |
| Hard Drive | 60 GB ATA-100 Enhanced IDE |
| Floppy Drive | None |
| Keyboard | Standard 101 Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | IBM® ThinkPad UltraNav |
| Miscellaneous Hardware | Two (2) PCMCIA slots
56K V.92 Fax/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) | PASSED |
| 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:
Wireless support was not tested becuase it was not detected by any of the distributions tested and suiteable drivers were not located.
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