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This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5517 laptop.
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Name | Acer Aspire 5517 |
Processor | AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-42 (1MB L2 cache, 1.60GHz) AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor L310 (1MB L2 cache 1.20GHz) AMD Athlon™ 64 Single-Core Processor TF-20 (512KB L2 cache, 1.60GHz) |
Screen | 15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
RAM | Up to 4GB |
HDD | up to 320GB |
Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
Graphics | ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 graphics ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1200 |
Network | 10/100 Ethernet Acer® InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
Device | Compatibility | Comments |
---|---|---|
Processor | Works | |
Screen | Works | |
HDD | Works | |
Optical Drive | Works | |
Graphics | Works | You can install the fglrx drivers if you want 3D. |
Sound | Works | |
Ethernet | Works | |
Wireless | Works | In Ubuntu 10.04 you need to activate these drivers from within the “Hardware Drivers” program |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Works | |
Webcam | Works |
This laptop was tested with the 64bit version of Ubuntu 10.04
The Acer Aspire 5517 works just fine with Ubuntu 10.04, no real problem to report at all.