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Linux Compatibility TestedASUSTek M2N-X
Linux Compatibility Testing Results


System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2007-08-16

ASUSTek M2N-X 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 M2N-X:


  •  RedHat WS4 U6
  •  Fedora Core 6

  • 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 M2N-X
    BIOS Revision 0202
    Main Board and Chipset M2N-X; Chipset: NVIDIA nForce® 520 MCP (MCP65S)
    Processor(s) AMD® Athlon 64 Dual Core Processor 4400 +
    RAM 512 MB
    HBA Integrated MCP65S
    Motherboard Features and Capabilities 1. Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlo 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron
    2. Support FSB 2000/1600 MT/s
    3. Support Dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533
    Display Adapter ASUS; RV380
    Serial Ports One (1) 16550 compatible
    Parallel Ports One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional
    USB Ports Ten (10) USB 2
    I/O Ports and buses Two (2) PCI-E1 Slots; One (1) PCI-E16 Slots; Three (3) PCI Slots;
    Host Bus Adapter Integrated MCP65S
    Network Interface NVIDIA nForce® 520 MCP built-in Gigabit MAC
    Audio Chipset / Sound Card ALC883-GR 6-channel High Definition Audio Aza
    Optical Drive ASUS; DVD 16X (IDE)
    Hard Drive Seagate® ST320410A 20G (IDE)
    Floppy Drive Standard 1.44MB
    Keyboard Standard 101 Keyboard
    Pointing Device Standard 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)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:

    1.The On-Board Lan chip were not detected by normal install , must get driver file FORCE-Linux-x86-1.21.zip then setup it.
    2. Audio chip can not be detected by normal installation

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