System Type: Notebook
Test Completed: October 31, 2005

The IBM ThinkPad T43 1871-12U is awarded the KeyLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

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

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by KeyLabs.

System Configuration as Tested
Company	IBM
Model	IBM ThinkPad T43 1871-12U
BIOS Version	0.34 (70ET34WW) 2004-12-29
Processor	Intel Pentium M 730 Processor 1.60 GHz
RAM	256MB
HBA
Motherboard Features and Capabilities	Integrated Video, Sound and Network.
Display Adapters (AGP/PCI)	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA 900)
Serial Ports	N/A
Parallel Ports	1 x Bi-Directional
USB Ports	2 x USB 2.0
I/O Ports and Buses	None
Network Interface	Integrated Intel 100/1000 Ethernet
Network Interface	Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG 802.11 b/g
Optical Drive	HLDS CDRW/DVD GCC 4242N
Audio Chipset / Sound Card	8280FB AC'97 Audio Controller
Modem	Conexant 56K V.90 Fax/modem
Hard Drive	40 GB 5400rpm
Pointing Device	Built in Track Point and Touchpad
Miscellaneous Hardware	None

Testing Results

The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by KeyLabs, 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		N/A
Device Auto Probing		PASSED
Base System Testing
Kernel Compatibility		PASSED
Grub 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		PASSED
Advanced Sound Availibility		PASSED
Advanced Sound Compatibility		PASSED
Serial Ports
Kernel Detection		N/A
Setserial Compatibility		N/A
Throughput Testing		N/A
Parallel Ports
Kernel Detection		PASSED
Compatibility Testing		PASSED
Mouse
Kernel Detection		PASSED
Compatibility Testing		PASSED
Keyboard
Compatibility Test		PASSED

Notes and Observations:

KeyLabs a Novell Authorized Testing Center also tested this system for the Novell YES program with Novell Linux Desktop. The Novell YES bulletin can be viewed here:

Novell Bulletin

See all of the IBM systems KeyLabs has YES certified for SuSE:

Novell YES Certified

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