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Linux Compatibility TestedLenovo ThinkStation D10 6427-31U
Linux Compatibility Testing Results


System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2008-07-09

Lenovo ThinkStation D10 6427-31U is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the Lenovo ThinkStation D10 6427-31U:


  •  SLED 10 SP1 x86 64
  •  RedHat Client 5.1 x86 64

  • This document presents the compatibility testing results.

    System Configuration

    The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

    System Configuration as Tested
    Company Lenovo Group Limited
    Model Lenovo ThinkStation D10 6427-31U
    BIOS Revision 5/31/2008
    Main Board and Chipset 6427-31U
    Processor(s) Two (2) Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® Processor E5430
    RAM 4 GB
    HBA Intel® Integrated 6321ESB ICH
    Motherboard Features and Capabilities 
    Display Adapter NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700
    Serial Ports One (1) 16550 compatible
    Parallel Ports None
    USB Ports Six (6) USB 2
    I/O Ports and buses Two (2) PCI-E4 Slots; Two (2) PCI-E16 Slots; One (1) PCI Slots; Two (2) PCI-X Slots;
    Host Bus Adapter Intel® Integrated 6321ESB ICH
    Network Interface Intel® Integrated 82563EB
    Audio Chipset / Sound Card RealTek ALC888 Codec
    Optical Drive HLDS DVDRAM GSA-H60N (SATA)
    Hard Drive Hitachi HDT72502 (SATA)
    Floppy Drive None
    Keyboard Standard 101 Keyboard
    Pointing Device Logitech® PS/2 Mouse
    Miscellaneous Hardware  9 in 1 media reader
    DVI video port
    Internal audio speaker

    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  PASSED
    Advanced Sound Availibility  PASSED
    Advanced Sound Compatibility  PASSED
    Serial Ports
    Kernel Detection  PASSED
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED
    Throughput Testing  PASSED
    Parallel Ports
    Kernel Detection  NA
    Compatibility Testing  NA
    Mouse
    Kernel Detection  PASSED
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED
    Keyboard
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED

    Notes and Observations:

    1. To enable SLED 10 desktop effect, must (init 3) and install driver found on Lenovos driver disk. After installation, execute command (sax2 -r -m O=nvidia) and set DISPLAYMANAGER_XSERVER=Xgl
    DISPLAYMANAGER_XGL_OPTS=-accel glx:pbuffer –accel xv:fbo

    2. RAID is not supported on this chipset wtih kernel v2.6

    3. To enable the internal speaker on SLED 10, copy sound file to /etc/modprobe.d/
    and use alsa mixer to unmute and adjust the volume. http://linux-tested.com/notes/lenovo_d10_6427-31u/sound

    4. To enable the internal speaker on Redhat 5.1, copy the modprobe.conf file to /etc
    and use alsa mixer to unmute and adjust the volume.
    http://linux-tested.com/notes/lenovo_d10_6427-31u/modprobe.conf

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