System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2003-02-14 ASUSTek A7N8X is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the ASUSTek A7N8X:
SuSE 8.1
This document presents the compatibility testing results.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.
| System Configuration as Tested |
| Company | ASUSTek Computer Inc. |
| Model | ASUSTek A7N8X |
| BIOS Revision | 1001 |
| Main Board and Chipset | North Bridge: NVIDIA® nForce2 SPP South Bridge: NVIDIA® nForce2 MCP 333 / 266 / 200 MHz Front S |
| Processor(s) | AMD® XP 2100+ |
| RAM | 128MB |
| HBA | Onboard IDE |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | |
| Display Adapter | ELSA TNT2 |
| Serial Ports | One (1) 16550 compatible |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | Four (4) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | One (1) AGP Ports; Five (5) PCI Slots; |
| Host Bus Adapter | Onboard IDE |
| Network Interface | On-Board Realtek® RTL8201 |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | On-Board Realtek® ALC650 |
| Optical Drive | ASUS; CDROM 50x |
| Hard Drive | IDE |
| Floppy Drive | Standard 1.44MB |
| Keyboard | Standard 101 Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | Logitech® PS/2 Mouse |
| Miscellaneous Hardware | Socket A for AMD® Athlon™XP/ Athlon™/ Duron™
600MHz ~ 2800+
Thoroughbred core CPU ready
Dual-Channel DDR 400
3 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets
Max. 3 GB unbuffered PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC16 |
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 | | 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:
The LAN function was not detected by the normal install, the driver rpm file can be obtained from http://download.nvidia.com/
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