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| + | ====== Acer Aspire 5742 ====== | ||
| + | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| + | This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5742 laptop. | ||
| + | This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire 5742. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the [[http://www.lapwik.com/acer_aspire_5742|Acer Aspire 5742 page on LapWik]]. | ||
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| + | ===== 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+5742|Acer Aspire 5742 specifications page]]. | ||
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| + | |Name|Acer Aspire 5742| | ||
| + | |Processor|Intel® Core™ i5-460M Mobile Processor (3MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.53GHz) \\ Intel® Core™ i3-370M Mobile Processor (3MB cache, 2.40 GHz) \\ Intel® Pentium® Processor P6100 (3MB L3 cache, 2.0GHz) \\ Intel® Core™ i5-480M Processor (3M Cache, 2.66 GHz) | | ||
| + | |Screen|15.6" (1366x768) Widescreen| | ||
| + | |RAM|Up to 8GB| | ||
| + | |HDD|up to 500GB| | ||
| + | |Optical Drive|DVD+-RW| | ||
| + | |Graphics|Intel® HD Graphics| | ||
| + | |Network|10/100/1000 Ethernet \\ Acer® InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN| | ||
| + | ===== Linux Compatibility ===== | ||
| + | ^Device^Compatibility^Comments^ | ||
| + | |Processor|Yes|Tested i3 & i5 processor | | ||
| + | |Screen|Yes| | | ||
| + | |HDD|Yes| | | ||
| + | |Optical Drive|Yes|No driver needs to be installed | | ||
| + | |Graphics|Yes|No driver needs to be installed | | ||
| + | |Sound|Yes| | | ||
| + | |Ethernet|Yes| | | ||
| + | |Wireless|Yes|No driver needs to be installed | | ||
| + | |Bluetooth|Yes|USB adapter required, no driver necessary | | ||
| + | |Modem|Not Tested| | | ||
| + | |USB|Yes| | | ||
| + | |Card Reader|Yes|No driver needs to be installed | | ||
| + | |Webcam|Yes|Just open cheese, no drivers need to be installed | | ||
| + | ===== Notes ===== | ||
| + | Tested using Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit, Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit, Ubuntu 11.10 32 bit, Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit and Fedora 15 64 bit. | ||
| + | ===== Summary ===== | ||
| + | Runs very well and smoothly - brightness can not be controlled without a little tweaking. Steps to control brightness can be found here http://pastebin.com/Hknfxr75 | ||
acer_aspire_5742.txt · Last modified: 2017/09/10 21:40 by don
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