System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2006-06-28 Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 8287-E2U is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 8287-E2U:
RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 Update TurboLinux Fuji 11
This document presents the compatibility testing results.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.
| System Configuration as Tested |
| Company | Lenovo Group Limited |
| Model | Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 8287-E2U |
| BIOS Revision | 2HKT12AUS 05/25/06 |
| Main Board and Chipset | Intel® 82945G ICH7 |
| Processor(s) | Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 640 |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| HBA | Intel® 82945G ICH7 |
| HBA | Intel® 1xPATA / 4xSATA |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | |
| Display Adapter | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 |
| Serial Ports | One (1) 16550 compatible |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | Two (2) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | |
| Host Bus Adapter | Intel® 82945G ICH7 |
| Host Bus Adapter | Intel® 1xPATA / 4xSATA |
| Network Interface | Broadcom® 5789 10/100/1000 Driver: bcm5700 |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | Intel® ACH7 with AD1888 using ALSA emulation |
| Optical Drive | CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital 80GB SATA 7200 RPM LBA |
| Floppy Drive | None |
| Keyboard | Standard 101 Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | Logitech® PS/2 Mouse |
| Miscellaneous Hardware | Four (4) USB 1.1 |
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:
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