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Linux Compatibility Tested IBM ThinkCentre 8139-15X
Linux Compatibility Testing Results

System Type:  Workstation
Test Completed:  January 5, 2005

The IBM ThinkCentre 8139-15X is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

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


  •   RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
  •   SuSE 9.2
  •   TurboLinux 10

This document presents the compatibility testing results.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System  Configuration as Tested
Company   IBM Inc.
Model   ThinkCentre 8139-15X
BIOS  Revision   AwardBIOS E13
Main Board and Chipset   GA-8S661FXM; SiS 661 + SiS 963L
Processor/s   Intel Pentium 4 3.0G/800 MHz
RAM   256MB
HBA   IDE
Motherboard Features and Capabilities  
  1. The 8139 ThinkCentre supports Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron 4 processors and DDR memory. The system is housed in a single form factor chassis Micro Tower. The main components include the system planar by Gigabyte, GA-8S661FXM with onboard USB, Ethernet, Audio and Video.
Display Adapter   On-board SiS 661
Serial  Ports   One (1) 16550a
Parallel  Ports   One (1) bi-directional
USB  Ports    Four (4) USB 2.0 ports
I/O Ports and Buses   Three (3) 32-bit PCI, One (1) AGP
Network Interface  On-board Realtek RTL8100C
CDROM   HLDS GCR-8482B 48X CDROM
Audio Chipset / Sound Card   On-board Realtek ALC655
Floppy Drive   Standard 3.5"
Hard Drive   Seagate ST380011A 80G
KeyBoard   101key
Mouse   Logitech PS/2 mouse
Miscellaneous Hardware   None

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   N/A
SMP Test   N/A
Display Adapter
Console Compatibility   PASSED
X Server Compatibility   PASSED
Sound Adapter
Basic Sound Compatibility   PASSED
Advanced Sound Availability   PASSED
Advanced Sound Compatibility   PASSED
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

Notes and Observations:

This system supports the general VESA VGA drivers to enable X-Windows.

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