System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2005-11-04 IBM® ThinkCentre 9217-A2X is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the IBM® ThinkCentre 9217-A2X:
RedHat Enterprise Workstation 4.0 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 |
| Model | IBM® ThinkCentre 9217-A2X |
| BIOS Revision | AwardBIOS C661KTF3B |
| Main Board and Chipset | 8S661FXMTIU; SIS® 661FX + SIS® 964L |
| Processor(s) | Intel® Celeron Processor 331 (2.66GHz/533MHz) |
| RAM | 256 MB |
| HBA | IDE |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | 1. The Thinkcentre supports Intel® Pentium® 4 /Celeron D processors and DDR I memory.
2. The system is housed single form factor chasSIS® Micro Tower.
3. The main components include the system pl |
| Display Adapter | On-board SIS® 8S661FX ; 32M |
| Serial Ports | One (1) 16550 compatible |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | Five (5) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | One (1) AGP Ports; Three (3) PCI Slots; |
| Host Bus Adapter | IDE |
| Network Interface | On-Board Realtek RTL8100C |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | On Board Realtek ALC655 |
| Optical Drive | TSST TS-H192 (IDE) |
| Hard Drive | WD400BB-XXJHC0 (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 | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Availibility | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Compatibility | | PASSED |
| 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 VGA driver could use the General VESA_VGA driver to enable the X-Windows
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