This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility testing with RedHat 7.23, SuSE 7.3, Caldera 3.11 and TurboLinux 6.5 on the ASUSTek A7N266-C workstation system.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the ASUSTek A7N266-C to be compatible with RedHat 7.23, SuSE 7.3, Caldera 3.11 and TurboLinux 6.5. The ASUSTek A7N266-C is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
The Model	ASUSTek A7N266-C: 1. nVIDIA nForce 415-D chipset; 2. Supports DDR RAM *3;
The BIOS revision	1001 Beta010

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
LILO Compatibility		PASSED
Heavy I/O Test		PASSED
Network Test		PASSED
Network Load Test		N/A
SMP Test		N/A
Display Adapter
Console Compatibility		PASSED
X Server Compatibility		PASSED
Sound Adapter
Basic Sound Compatibility		N/A
Advnaced Sound Availibility		N/A
Advanced Sound Compatibility		N/A
Serial Ports
Kernel Detection		PASSED
Setserial Compatibility		PASSED
Throughput Testing		PASSED
Parallel Ports
Kernel Detection		PASSED
Compatibility Testing		PASSED
Mouse
Kernel Detection		PASSED
Compatibility Testing		PASSED
Keyboard
Compatibility Test		PASSED

Hardware Details

The following table defines the hardware configuration details for the tested system.

Hardware Configuration Information
Motherboard and Processor	The mainboard is an ASUSTek A7N266-C with the nVIDIA nForce 415-D chipset. Processor is an AMD XP1800.
Display Adapters	Asus AGP-V3800
I/O Busses	The CD-ROM is an ASUS 50x. Sound support is provided by a CMI 8738 sound chip. The floppy drive is a generic 1.44 MB. The system was tested with IDE harddrives. The system has one (1) parallel port and two (2) 16550a serial ports. There are one (1) each of PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports. Other ports include: five (5) PCI slots; one (1) AGP slot, two (2) USB ports, and, one (1) ACR port.
Network Interface	onbiard RTL 8100
Testing Peripherals	Keyboard as tested is a 101-key generic. Mouse as tested is a Logitech PS/2 mouse.
Miscellaneous Hardware	None

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