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Linux Compatibility TestedASUSTek Rampage Formula
Linux Compatibility Testing Results


System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2008-03-27

ASUSTek Rampage Formula 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 Rampage Formula:


  •  SuSE 10.3
  •  RedHat 5.0 Server
  •  Mandrake 2008
  •  Fedora Core 8

  • 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 Rampage Formula
    BIOS Revision 0108
    Main Board and Chipset RAMPAGE FORMULA, NB: Intel® X48, SB: Intel® ICH9R
    Processor(s) Intel® Core2 4300 1.8GHz
    RAM 1 GB
    HBA Integrated Intel® ICH9R
    Motherboard Features and Capabilities 1. Support FSB 1600/1333/1066/800
    2. Support dual channel DDR2 (1600/1066/800/667)
    Display Adapter ASUS; 6600GT
    Serial Ports None
    Parallel Ports None
    USB Ports Six (6) USB 2
    I/O Ports and buses Three (3) PCI-E1 Slots; Two (2) PCI-E16 Slots; Two (2) PCI Slots;
    Host Bus Adapter Integrated Intel® ICH9R
    Network Interface Two (2) On-board Marvell® 88E8056 Dual Gigabit
    Audio Chipset / Sound Card SupremeFX II Audio Card ADI 1988B 8CH High De
    Optical Drive ASUS; DVD 16X (IDE)
    Hard Drive Maxtor Y2DJCVNE 80G (SATA)
    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.

    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  NA
    Compatibility Testing  NA
    Throughput Testing  NA
    Parallel Ports
    Kernel Detection  NA
    Compatibility Testing  NA
    Mouse
    Kernel Detection  PASSED
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED
    Keyboard
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED

    Notes and Observations:

    1. Only One Lan chip could be used
    2. Audio chipset only could be detected by SuSE 10.3 normal installation

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