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Linux Compatibility TestedASUSTek P5Q WS
Linux Compatibility Testing Results


System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2009-01-14

ASUSTek P5Q WS is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the ASUSTek P5Q WS:


  •  SuSE 10.3
  •  RedHat 5.1
  •  Fedora Core 8

  • 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 P5Q WS
    BIOS Revision 0306
    Main Board and Chipset P5Q WS, NB: Intel® P45, SB: Intel® ICH10R
    Processor(s) Intel® Core2 CPU 4300 1.8G
    RAM 1 GB
    HBA Integrated Intel® ICH10R
    Motherboard Features and Capabilities 1. Support FSB 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
    2. Support dual channel DDR2 (1200/1066/800/667)
    3. Support ASUS; Express Gate
    Display Adapter Integrated Intel® P45
    Serial Ports None
    Parallel Ports None
    USB Ports Six (6) USB 2
    I/O Ports and buses Two (2) PCI-E1 Slots; Two (2) PCI-E16 Slots; One (1) PCI Slots; One (1) PCI-X Slots;
    Host Bus Adapter Integrated Intel® ICH10R
    Network Interface On-board Realtek 8111C Dual Gigabit LAN
    Audio Chipset / Sound Card On-board RealTek ALC1200 8 -Channel Azalia Au
    Optical Drive DVD-ROM DRW-1612B (SATA)
    Hard Drive Seagate® ST380815AS 80G (SATA)
    Floppy Drive Standard 1.44MB
    Keyboard 101key
    Pointing Device USBmouse
    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.

    TestCommentResult
    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)NA
    Simultaneous Display CRT/LCD  (Laptop Test Only)NA
    Sound Adapter
    Basic Sound Compatibility  NA
    Advanced Sound Availibility  NA
    Advanced Sound Compatibility  NA
    Serial Ports
    Kernel Detection  NA
    Compatibility Testing  NA
    Throughput Testing  NA
    Parallel Ports
    Kernel Detection  NA
    Compatibility Testing  NA
    Mouse
    Kernel Detection  PASSED
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED
    Keyboard
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED

    Notes and Observations:

    1. Audio adapter was not detected during install, and does not function.
    2. User needs Lan Driver (r8168-8.006.00, get from http://www.touslesdrivers.com/index.php?v_page=23&v_code=21090) to RedHat 5.1 & Fedora Core 8.
    3. Before install RedHat 5.1 & SuSE 10.3 & Fedora Core 8, the BIOS SATA Configuration must be AHCI.

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