Compaq Proliant 2500
Linux Compatibility Testing Results

System Type: Server
Test Completed: 1999-05-14

Compaq Proliant 2500 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the Compaq Proliant 2500:

SuSE 6.1

Red Hat 6.0

This document presents the compatibility testing results.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration as Tested
Company	Compaq
Model	Compaq Proliant 2500
BIOS Revision	E24
Main Board and Chipset	Intel® 82441FX Natoma (rev 2)
Processor(s)	Intel® Pentium® Pro 200Mhz
RAM	NA
HBA	Ultra DMA IDE
HBA	NCR53C875 rev 3 SCSI, Compaq Smart - 2/P PCI
Motherboard Features and Capabilities
Display Adapter	Cirrus Logic CL-GD 5430 (rev 34)
Serial Ports	Two (2) 16550 compatible
Parallel Ports	One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional
USB Ports	None
I/O Ports and buses	Six (6) PCI Slots;
Host Bus Adapter	Ultra DMA IDE
Host Bus Adapter	NCR53C875 rev 3 SCSI, Compaq Smart - 2/P PCI
Network Interface	Compaq Netelligent rev 16 integrated 10/100
Audio Chipset / Sound Card	None
Optical Drive	Hitachi model CDR-7930
Hard Drive	Western Digital WDE2170
Floppy Drive	Standard 1.44MB
Keyboard	Standard 101 Keyboard
Pointing Device	Logitech® PS/2 Mouse
Miscellaneous Hardware	Four (4) ISA slots

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) PASSED
SMP Test (Only required multiprocessor systems) PASSED
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:

Additional notes at: http://linux-tested.com/products/results/cpqp2500notes.html

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