System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2003-12-12 ASUSTek A7V8X-MX SE 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 A7V8X-MX SE:
SuSE 8.2 RedHat 9.0 United Linux 1.0 Mandrake 9.1
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 A7V8X-MX SE |
| BIOS Revision | 1001.001 |
| Main Board and Chipset | VIA KM400A |
| Processor(s) | AMD® Athlon XP 2100+ |
| RAM | 256MB |
| HBA | IDE |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | 1. Supports AMD® Athlon XP/Duron (FSB=266/33/400)
2. Chipset: VIA KM400A
3. Supported ACPI mode: S1,S3,S4,S5
4. Supports unbuffered DDR DRAM |
| Display Adapter | Onboard VIA /S3 KM400A |
| Serial Ports | One (1) 16550 compatible |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | Four (4) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | One (1) AGP Ports; Three (3) PCI Slots; |
| Host Bus Adapter | IDE |
| Network Interface | On-Board VIA Rhine II |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | ADI AD1980 |
| Optical Drive | ASUS; IDE CDROM 50x |
| Hard Drive | Seagate® ST320410A 20GB IDE |
| Floppy Drive | Standard 1.44MB |
| Keyboard | Standard 101 Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | Logitech® 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.
| Test | Comment | Result |
| 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 | | 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:
The On-board VIA /S3 KM400A VGA driver was not detected during the standard installation process. Using the general VESA VGA driver allowed the X-windows GUI to function normally.
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