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| + | ====== Acer Aspire 5551 ====== | ||
| + | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| + | This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5551 laptop. | ||
| + | ===== Editing This Page ===== | ||
| + | If you would like to edit this page please first view our [[Editing Guidelines]]. | ||
| + | ===== Specifications ===== | ||
| + | For full specifications see the [[http://www.lapspecs.com/wiki/acer+aspire+5551|Acer Aspire 5551 specifications page]]. | ||
| + | |Name|Acer Aspire 5551| | ||
| + | |Processor|AMD Phenom™ II triple-core mobile processor N830, AMD Turion™ II dual-core mobile processor P520/N530, AMD Athlon™ II dual-core processor P320/N330| | ||
| + | |Screen|15.6" (1366x768) Widescreen| | ||
| + | |RAM|Up to 4GB upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules| | ||
| + | |HDD|320GB to 640GB| | ||
| + | |Optical Drive|DVD+-RW \\ Blu-ray| | ||
| + | |Graphics|ATI Radeon™ HD 4250, ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650, ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470| | ||
| + | |Network|10/100/1000 Ethernet \\ Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED| | ||
| + | ===== Linux Compatibility ===== | ||
| + | ^Device^Compatibility^Comments^ | ||
| + | |Processor|Works| | | ||
| + | |Screen|Works| | | ||
| + | |HDD|Works| | | ||
| + | |Optical Drive|Works| | | ||
| + | |Graphics|Works| To allow saving screen brightness install catalyst 10.6 or later | | ||
| + | |Sound|Works| | | ||
| + | |Ethernet|Works| | | ||
| + | |Wireless|Works| | | ||
| + | |Bluetooth|Not Tested| | | ||
| + | |USB|Works| | | ||
| + | |Card Reader|Not Tested| | | ||
| + | |Touchpad|Works| | ||
| + | |Webcam|Works| | | ||
| + | ===== Notes ===== | ||
| + | Ubuntu Linux 10.04 x86_64 worked out of the box on Acer Aspire 5551. | ||
| + | ===== Summary ===== | ||
| + | After installing latest Catalyst drivers version 10.6 from ubuntu edgers repository, screen brightness has ability to save its state. Lm-sensors works out of the box but shows only CPU temperatures to show GPU temperatures install latest k10temp module from lm-sensors site(this is needed only on pre 2.6.33 kernels). I recommend this laptop for every Linux users looking for fully compatible Linux laptop. | ||
acer_aspire_5551.txt · Last modified: 2017/09/10 14:01 by don
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