System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2010-03-10 Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z 1165-A5X 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 A70z 1165-A5X:
RedHat Enterprise Desktop 5 Update 4
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 A70z 1165-A5X |
| BIOS Revision | 98KT13AUS |
| Main Board and Chipset | Intel® G41 Express |
| Processor(s) | Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| HBA | Intel® Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | |
| Display Adapter | Intel® GMA X4500 |
| Serial Ports | One (1) 16550 compatible |
| Parallel Ports | None |
| USB Ports | Six (6) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | |
| Host Bus Adapter | Intel® Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) |
| Network Interface | Realtek RTL8111/8168B |
| Network Interface | Broadcom® BCM43225 (Wireless) |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | Conexant CX20582 |
| Optical Drive | Sony Optiarc DVD RW AD-7580S |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD3200AAJ-08L7A0 |
| Floppy Drive | None |
| Keyboard | Wireless Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | Wireless Mouse |
| Miscellaneous Hardware | Picture frame metallic stand
Camera (1.3 M Pixel)
Integrated Microphone |
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 | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Availibility | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Serial Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Throughput Testing | | PASSED |
| Parallel Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | NA |
| Compatibility Testing | | NA |
| Mouse |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Keyboard |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
Notes and Observations:
To enable the wireless driver, must do the following:
Go to the wedsite http://rpm.pbone.net/ and search for package broadcom-wl and broadcom-wl-kmd.
Update the kernel to a newer version according to the the version of selected broadcom-wl and broadcom-wl-kmd.
Install broadcom-wl and broadcom-wl-kmd.
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