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Linux Compatibility TestedASUSTek P5QL Plus
Linux Compatibility Testing Results


System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2009-03-03

ASUSTek P5QL Plus 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 P5QL Plus:


  •  SuSE 10.3
  •  RedHat 5.2
  •  Fedora Core 8
  •  Ubuntu 8.10

  • 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 P5QL Plus
    BIOS Revision 0206
    Main Board and Chipset P5QL Plus, NB: Intel® P43, SB: Intel® ICH10
    Processor(s) Intel® Core2 CPU 4300 1.8GHz
    RAM 1 GB
    HBA Integrated Intel® ICH10
    Motherboard Features and Capabilities  1. Support FSB 1333/1066/800 MHz
    2. Support dual channel DDR2 (1066/800/667)
    3. Support Intel® 45nm CPU
    Display Adapter ASUS; EN6600GT
    Serial Ports One (1) 16550 compatible
    Parallel Ports One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional
    USB Ports Six (6) USB 2
    I/O Ports and buses One (1) PCI-E1 Slots; Two (2) PCI-E16 Slots; Three (3) PCI Slots;
    Host Bus Adapter Integrated Intel® ICH10
    Network Interface On-board RTL8111B PCI-E Controller
    Audio Chipset / Sound Card On-board Realtek ALC887, 8CH-High Definition
    Optical Drive DVD-ROM DRW-1612B (SATA)
    Hard Drive Seagate® ST380815AS 80G (SATA)
    Floppy Drive None
    Keyboard Standard 101 Keyboard
    Pointing Device 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.

    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)PASSED
    SMP Test  (Only required multiprocessor systems)PASSED
    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  PASSED
    Compatibility Testing  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:

    1. Audio adapter was not detected during install, and does not function in the SuSE10.3 & Fedora Core 8 .
    2. User needs Lan Driver (r8168-8[1].006.00.tar.bz2), get from the ASUS; Support CD .
    3. Before install RedHat 5.2 & SuSE 10.3 & Fedora Core 8 , the BIOS SATA Configuration must be AHCI.

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